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MADAGASCAR
Republic of Madagascar
MG · MDG
INDEPENDENT 1960
WORLD'S FOURTH-LARGEST ISLAND
POPULATION
32.0M
AREA
587,041 km²
CAPITAL
Antananarivo
CURRENCY
MGA
GDP / CAPITA
$530
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Maromokotro, 2,876 m
LOWEST POINT
Indian Ocean, 0 m
COASTLINE
4,828 km
LAND BORDERS
Island nation, 0 km
TERRAIN
Narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in the center.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
18.88°S, 47.51°E
TIME ZONE
EAT, UTC+3 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
None — island nation
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Semi-presidential republic
RELIGION
Christianity, ~85%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
65 years
HDI
0.487 — Low (rank 178)
LANGUAGES
MalagasyOFFICIAL
FrenchOFFICIAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Textiles & apparel
Agricultural processing
Mining (nickel, cobalt)
Tourism
TOP EXPORTS
Vanilla
Cloves
Nickel
Textiles
TOP IMPORTS
Machinery
Petroleum products
Foodstuffs
LAND USE
Agricultural, 64%
Forest, 22%
Other, 14%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
6.6M
1970
8.7M
1980
11.7M
1990
15.8M
2000
21.7M
2010
28.4M
2020
31.5M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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