🚩 Flag of Madagascar • live waving render
Africa — Eastern Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇲🇬 Madagascar
Republic of Madagascar
31.7M
Population
World #49
587,041 km²
Land Area
World #47
$18.7 billion
GDP (USD)
World #132
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Did You Know?
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Madagascar is the world's #49 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #47 globally by land area — covering about 0.39% of Earth's total landmass.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #132 worldwide with a GDP of $18.7 billion USD.
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Population density is 54 people per km² — world rank #159.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Antananarivo
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Phone Code
+261
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Internet TLD
.mg
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Nationality
Malagasy
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
MG / MDG / 450
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Coordinates
-20.00°, 47.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$18.7 billion USD
World rank #132 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$590
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
54 /km²
World density rank #159
Ar
Malagasy ariary
MGA • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
31,727,042
World rank #49 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
French • Malagasy
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Demonym
Malagasy
What its people are called
🗣️ French
🗣️ Malagasy
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
587,041 km²
0.39% of Earth's landmass • World #47
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (1)
UTC+03:00
Indian/Antananarivo
EAT — East Africa Time
“Madagascar” Around the World
ara
مدغشقر
جمهورية مدغشقر
bre
Madagaskar
Republik Madagaskar
ces
Madagaskar
Madagaskarská republika
deu
Madagaskar
Republik Madagaskar
est
Madagaskar
Madagaskari Vabariik
fin
Madagaskar
Madagaskarin tasavalta
fra
Madagascar
République de Madagascar
hrv
Madagaskar
Republika Madagaskar
hun
Madagaszkár
Madagaszkári Köztársaság
ita
Madagascar
Repubblica del Madagascar
jpn
マダガスカル
マダガスカル共和国
kor
마다가스카르
마다가스카르 공화국
nld
Madagaskar
Republiek Madagaskar
per
ماداگاسکار
جمهوری ماداگاسکار
pol
Madagaskar
Republika Madagaskaru
por
Madagáscar
República de Madagáscar
rus
Мадагаскар
Республика Мадагаскар
slk
Madagaskar
Madagaskarská republika
spa
Madagascar
República de Madagascar
srp
Madagaskar
Republika Madagaskar
swe
Madagaskar
Republiken Madagaskar
tur
Madagaskar
Madagaskar Cumhuriyeti
urd
مڈغاسکر
جمہوریہ مڈغاسکر
zho
马达加斯加
马达加斯加共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
MG
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ISO Alpha-3
MDG
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
450
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
###
e.g. regex: ^(\d{3})$
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WikiData ID
Q1019
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Also Spelled As
MG • Republic of Madagascar • Repoblikan'i Madagasikara • République de Madagascar
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