- Official name
- Republic of Madagascar République de Madagascar · French
1 more name
Repoblikan'i Madagasikara · Malagasy - Capital
- Antananarivo
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 26 million
- Area
- 587,041 km²
- Currency
- Malagasy ariary (MGA)
- Neighbours
- None — island or sea borders only
- Internet / phone
- .mg · +261
Where it is
Notable facts
- Madagascar is the world’s fourth-largest island and separated from other landmasses so long ago that around 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else.
- All of the world’s roughly 100 lemur species are native to Madagascar.
- Malagasy is an Austronesian language; its closest relatives are spoken in Borneo, some 7,000 km away.
- The country supplies most of the world’s natural vanilla.
World Heritage 3 sites
National dish
Romazava Beef or pork broth with anamalaho and other bitter greens, eaten with rice.