Madagascar - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Madagascar. Madagascar (officially: Republic of Madagascar) is a country in Africa, precisely in Eastern Africa, with a population of about 31.3 Millions inhabitants today (2024-10-29). The capital city of Republic of Madagascar is Antananarivo, and the official country TLD code is .mg. Madagascar has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as MG, MDG, MAD, 450 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Madagascar , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Madagascar
Official Republic of Madagascar
Common (Native) Madagascar
Official (Native) Republic of Madagascar
Alternative spellings MG, Republic of Madagascar, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, République de Madagascar
Translations ⬇️
Languages
fra French
mlg Malagasy
Geography
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Madagascar is located in Eastern Africa and has a total land area of 587041 km². It is bounded by and the capital city is Antananarivo

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Eastern Africa
TimeZone UTC+03:00
Capital city Antananarivo
Area 587041 km²
Population 2024-10-29 31.3 Millions
Bordered Countreies
Demonym
eng Male: Malagasy / Female: Malagasy
fra Male: Malgache / Female: Malgache
Lat/Lng -20, 47
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Madagascar

The flag of Madagascar features a white vertical band on the hoist side that takes up about one-third the width of the field, and two equal horizontal bands of red and green adjoining the vertical band.

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Currency
Name Malagasy ariary
Code MGA
Symbol Ar
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 MG
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 MDG
ISO 3166-1 numeric 450
International calling code +261
FIFA 3 Letter Code MAD
All Important Facts about Madagascar

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Madagascar is found in Eastern Africa