Madagascar

Africa · Eastern Africa

Madagascar

Republic of Madagascar
Africa · Eastern Africa · Capital: Antananarivo

Quick facts about Madagascar

Official name	Republic of Madagascar
Capital	Antananarivo
Continent & subregion	Africa · Eastern Africa
Population	31,195,932 people (world rank 49)
Area	587,041 km²
Density	53 people/km²
Share of world population	0.39% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$16 billion
Urbanisation	32% urban population
Life expectancy	63.6 years
Currency	Malagasy ariary (Ar) — MGA
Languages	French, Malagasy
Internet domain	`.mg`
Calling code	+261
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$514 · see world ranking
Internet Users	18.2% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	4 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	43.7 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.1 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	17.5% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Madagascar did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly -20°, 47°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.