Republic of Madagascar | |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Antananarivo 18°55′S 47°31′E / 18.917°S 47.517°E |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups | |
Demonym(s) | Malagasy |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
Andry Rajoelina | |
Christian Ntsay | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
National Assembly | |
Independence | |
• from France | 26 June 1960 |
17 November 2010 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (46th) |
• Water | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
• Water (%) | 0.9% |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 24,894,551 (52nd) |
• 1993 census | 12,238,914 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (174th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $40.055 billion |
• Per capita | $1,563 |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $10.372 billion |
• Per capita | $405 |
Gini (2010) | 44.1 medium |
HDI (2015) | 0.512 low · 158th |
Currency | Malagasy ariary (MGA) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (not observed) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +261 |
ISO 3166 code | MG |
Internet TLD | .mg |
Madagascar is a large island nation in the Indian Ocean. It is off of the East coast of Africa and its capital is Antananarivo. Twenty-two million people live there. It is the world's fourth largest island.
The official languages of Madagascar are Malagasy and French.
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