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Madagascar, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 02 June 2025.

Antananarivo, capital city of Madagascar

Image of Antananarivo, capital city of Madagascar

Madagascar is a Indian-Ocean island with unique biodiversity, strategic graphite and cobalt resources, and expanding vanilla and spice export industries.
Madagascar in one word would be “Lemur,” meaning endemic primate.

Madagascar Flag

Flag of Madagascar

Madagascar armorial

armorial of Madagascar

Madagascar Map

Madagascar is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Madagascar administrative divisions

6 provinces (faritany)
  1. Antananarivo
  2. Antsiranana
  3. Fianarantsoa
  4. Mahajanga
  5. Toamasina
  6. Toliara

Easy learning about Madagascar

The capital city of Madagascar is Antananarivo.

Madagascar is located in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Africa
Africa Continent
Inhabitants of Madagascar are called Malagasy, Madagascans
Madagascar has a population of 31,195,932 inhabitants
within a total area of 587,040 Km2
(364,769 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Madagascar’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 44 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 1.84
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) Madagascar HDI ranks in position nº 183 worldwide
HDI of 0.487 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Madagascar’s passport allows visa-free entry to 60 countries
Madagascar passport ranks 79th in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Madagascar GDP per capita is $595 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Madagascar ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Madagascar EPI (English Proficiency Index)is classified as Low Proficiency
has a score of 463
ranks 85th worldwide

(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 20° 00' S, 47° 00' E
Open in Google Maps
Madagascar Climatetropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
Most predominant religionChristian, indigenous, Muslim
Currency name & code Ariary (MGA)
Internet ccTLD.mg
Madagascar calling code+261

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