| Country name: |
Madagascar |
| Capital: |
Antananarivo |
| Country code: |
328 |
| Continent: |
Africa |
| Currency name: |
Malagasy ariary |
| Independence: |
1960-06-26 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
from France |
| Total area (km2): |
587,041 |
| Land area (km2): |
581,540 |
| Water area (km2): |
5,501 |
| Population: |
22,599,098 |
| Population note: |
22,599,098 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
Malagasy French |
| All languages: |
French (official), Malagasy (official), English |
| Time zone: |
EAT (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) not observed[7] (UTC+3) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+261 |
| Domain: |
.mg |
