Madagascar
Madagascar is in Eastern Africa, with its capital at Antananarivo and an area of about 587,041 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Republic of Madagascar
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Region
- Africa · Eastern Africa
- Area
- 587,041 km²
- Languages
- French, Malagasy
- Currencies
- Malagasy ariary (MGA)
- Natural resources
- graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, rare earth elements, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower
- Industries
- meat processing, seafood, soap, beer, leather, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism, mining
- Main exports
- garments, nickel, vanilla, cloves, gold
First-level divisions (22)
- Androy
- Anosy
- Atsimo-Andrefana
- Menabe
- Amoron'i Mania
- Antananarivo
- Antananarivo
- Antananarivo
- Antananarivo
- Atsimo-Atsinanana
- Betsiboka
- Boeny
- Haute Matsiatra
- Ihorombe
- Melaky
- Sofia
- Toamasina
- Toamasina
- Toamasina
- Vatovavy-Fitovinany
- Diana
- Sava
Major cities
- Antananarivo (population 1,697,000)
- Antsirabe (population 307,921)
- Toamasina (population 210,226)
- Fianarantsoa (population 184,184)
- Mahajanga (population 154,657)
- Toliara (population 115,319)
- Antsiranana (population 82,937)