Madagascar
Basic Information
Official name: Republic of Madagascar
Native name: Madagascar
Population: 27,691,019
Area: 587,041 km²
Region: Africa
Sub Region: Eastern Africa
Capital: Antananarivo
Coordinates: -20°, 47°
Landlocked: No
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): MG
ISO Code (Alpha-3): MDG
Olympic Code: MAD
FIFA Code: MAD
Top level domain: .mg
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Malagasy ariary (Ar) - MGA
Languages
French (fra)Malagasy (mlg)
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Continents
Africa
Demonyms
eng: Malagasy/Malagasyfra: Malgache/Malgache
GINI Index
2012: 42.6
Driving
Side: rightSign: RM
International Dialing
+261
Coat of Arms
