Madagascar
Madagascar
Capital Antananarivo
587,041 km² · 32,740,678 people (2025) · Malagasy ariary
The fourth-largest island in the world, isolated in the Indian Ocean for around 88 million years since it split from India. Something like ninety percent of its wildlife exists nowhere else, including all hundred-odd species of lemur and the baobabs of the west coast.
The facts
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Area
- 587,041 km² — 226,658 sq mi
- Population
- 32,740,678 (2025)
- Density
- 55.8 people per km²
- Currency
- Malagasy ariary (MGA, Ar)
- Official languages
- French, Malagasy
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Calling code
- +261
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- MG · MDG
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 48 of 200
- By population
- 49 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 622,984 | 5,513,282 |
| Ukraine | 603,550 | 38,980,376 |
| Madagascar ← | 587,041 | 32,740,678 |
| Botswana | 581,730 | 2,562,122 |
| Kenya | 580,367 | 57,532,493 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Madagascar?
- Antananarivo
- What currency does Madagascar use?
- The Malagasy ariary (MGA).
- How big is Madagascar?
- 587,041 km², or 226,658 square miles — 48 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Madagascar drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Central African Republic 622,984 km²
- Ukraine 603,550 km²
- Botswana 581,730 km²
- Kenya 580,367 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)