Republic of Madagascar

Madagascar

Also known as: Madagasikara (Malagasy), Republic of Madagascar, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara (Malagasy), République de Madagascar (French)

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Repoblikan'i Madagasikara · Republic of Madagascar

Antananarivo

Antananarivo, Madagascar WEATHER

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Madagascar is a large island country in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa, characterized by tropical rainforests, highland plateaus, unique biodiversity, and long coastlines.

Madagascar

📍 Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of Africa. It lies east of Mozambique, separated from the mainland by the Mozambique Channel.

As an island nation, Madagascar has no land borders and is surrounded entirely by the Indian Ocean. It is the fourth-largest island in the world and includes several smaller offshore islands.

Madagascar’s terrain is diverse, featuring a central highland plateau, coastal plains, rainforests in the east, and drier regions in the west and south. The island is famous for its unique biodiversity, with many species found nowhere else on Earth due to its long geographic isolation. Its location has historically influenced trade across the Indian Ocean and connections between Africa and Asia.

Capital

Antananarivo, Analamanga

(Antananarivo / Antananarivo)

👥~1,400,000

Largest Cities

Antananarivo, Analamanga

(Antananarivo / Antananarivo)

👥~1,400,000

Toamasina, Atsinanana

(Toamasina / Toamasina)

👥~300,000

Antsirabe, Vakinankaratra

(Antsirabe / Antsirabe)

👥~250,000

Fianarantsoa, Haute Matsiatra

(Fianarantsoa / Fianarantsoa)

👥~200,000

Mahajanga, Boeny

(Mahajanga / Mahajanga)

👥~170,000

Toliara, Atsimo-Andrefana

(Toliara / Toliara)

👥~160,000

Antsiranana, Diana

(Antsiranana / Antsiranana)

👥~130,000

Ambohidratrimo, Analamanga

(Ambohidratrimo / Ambohidratrimo)

👥~120,000

Ambatondrazaka, Alaotra-Mangoro

(Ambatondrazaka / Ambatondrazaka)

👥~100,000

Morondava, Menabe

(Morondava / Morondava)

👥~90,000

Sambava, Sava

(Sambava / Sambava)

👥~80,000

Manakara, Vatovavy

(Manakara / Manakara)

👥~75,000

Antsohihy, Sofia

(Antsohihy / Antsohihy)

👥~70,000

Mahanoro, Atsinanana

(Mahanoro / Mahanoro)

👥~65,000

Farafangana, Atsimo-Atsinanana

(Farafangana / Farafangana)

👥~60,000

Antananarivo Atsimondrano, Analamanga

(Atsimondrano / Atsimondrano)

👥~60,000

Ikongo, Fitovinany

(Ikongo / Ikongo)

👥~55,000

Betioky, Atsimo-Andrefana

(Betioky / Betioky)

👥~50,000

Ambanja, Diana

(Ambanja / Ambanja)

👥~50,000

Vohémar, Sava

(Vohémar / Vohémar)

👥~45,000

Ambositra, Amoron’i Mania

(Ambositra / Ambositra)

👥~45,000

Maroantsetra, Analanjirofo

(Maroantsetra / Maroantsetra)

👥~40,000

Ihosy, Ihorombe

(Ihosy / Ihosy)

👥~40,000

Antsalova, Melaky

(Antsalova / Antsalova)

👥~35,000

Belo Tsiribihina, Menabe

(Belo Tsiribihina / Belo Tsiribihina)

👥~30,000

Road System (Island Transportation Infrastructure)

Drives On: Right

Madagascar follows right-hand traffic regulations.

Electrical System (Power Plug Types)

Primary Plug Types: Type C, Type D, Type E, Type J & Type K

Madagascar commonly uses Type C, Type D, Type E, Type J, and Type K electrical outlets.

What is the Internet TLD for Madagascar?

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.

Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.

Examples:

.mu = Mauritius .km = Comoros .jp = Japan

Madagascar uses:

.mg

What is the ISO Code for Madagascar?

ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). These codes are used globally in databases, aviation systems, banking, shipping, and international data systems to uniquely identify countries and territories.

ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as US, FR, or MG. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.

Only ISO 3166-1 codes support flag emojis. Flag emojis are created by combining two Unicode regional indicator letters that match the country's ISO two-letter code.

Madagascar is assigned the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code:

MG

Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.

ISO-2 Code: MG

ISO-3 Code: MDG

ISO Numeric Code: 450

MG