Madagascar, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
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
Madagascar armorial
Madagascar is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Madagascar |
The capital city of Madagascar is Antananarivo.
| Madagascar is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent |
| 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 Climate | tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south |
| Most predominant religion | Christian, indigenous, Muslim |
| Currency name & code | Ariary (MGA) |
| Internet ccTLD | .mg |
| Madagascar calling code | +261 |
Madagascar administrative divisions
6 provinces (faritany)- Antananarivo
- Antsiranana
- Fianarantsoa
- Mahajanga
- Toamasina
- Toliara
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