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Madagascar

Also Known As Republic of Madagascar
Eastern Africa

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa, comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. It is the world's fourth-largest island and the second-largest island country. Madagascar gained independence from France on 26 June 1960. Its capital is Antananarivo. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Antananarivo 2
Population
31,964,956 2
2024 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
592,796 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
Madagascar gained independence from France on 26 June 1960.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Low 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Madagascar

Cities

Antananarivo

Madagascar

Antsirabe

Madagascar

Antsiranana

Madagascar

Miarinarivo

Madagascar

Toamasina

Madagascar

Vohemar

Madagascar
Connections

Associated With

Analamanga, States or Territories

Analamanga is associated with Madagascar.

Source Analamanga (Wikipedia)
Antananarivo, Cities
Source Antananarivo (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Mozambique Channel, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Antananarivo, Cities

Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar.

Source Antananarivo (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Raymond Ranjeva

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Michael Randrianirina

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Michael Randrianirina (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Michael Randrianirina (born 1974) is a Malagasy military officer and politician who has served as President of Madagascar since 2025.

Origin Of

Malagasy Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ravitoto

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Romazava

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Sea Almond

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Radama I

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ranavalona I

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Ranavalona I
Ranavalona I of Madagascar

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Ranavalona II of Madagascar

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ranavalona III of Madagascar

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Ranavalona III of Madagascar
Hainteny

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Hainteny, Wikipedia
Famadihana

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Site Of

Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of Madagascar

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Found There

Lepilemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lepilemuridae

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2
Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Lined Day Gecko

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lined Leaf-tailed Gecko

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Reptile Database: Uroplatus lineatus entryDistribution
Quote, Distribution
E Madagascar Type locality
Little Stint

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lycopodium Clavatum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

MacArthur's mouse lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2
Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Macronycteris besaoka

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Macronycteris besaoka (Wikipedia)Article text, lead, range
Quote, Article text, lead, range
Macronycteris besaoka is an extinct bat from Madagascar in the genus Macronycteris.
Madagascan flying fox

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Madagascan flying fox (Wikipedia)Article text, distribution
Quote, Article text, distribution
It is endemic to Madagascar.
Madagascan fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Madagascan fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Madagascar
Quote, Distribution, Madagascar
It is endemic to Madagascar and is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN because it is hunted as bushmeat.
Madagascan rousette

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Madagascan rousette (Wikipedia)Distribution, Madagascar
Quote, Distribution, Madagascar
The Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis) or Madagascar rousette, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to Madagascar.
Madagascar Anemonefish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Madagascar AnemonefishDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Madagascar", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "World Register of Marine Species"
Madagascar Dry Deciduous Forests

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Madagascar dry deciduous forests (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
represent a tropical dry forest ecoregion situated in the western and northern part of Madagascar
Madagascar free-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Madagascar free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is endemic to northern, western, and southern Madagascar
Madagascar long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Madagascar long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution
Quote, Species page, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Madagascar Rainforests

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Madagascar sheath-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Coleura kibomalandy - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Madagascar
Quote, Country distribution, Madagascar
Country distribution Madagascar
Madagascar Spiny Thickets

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Madagascar spiny forests (Wikipedia)Lead, where it is
Quote, Lead, where it is
is an ecoregion in the southwest of Madagascar
Madagascar Subhumid Forests

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Madagascar subhumid forests (Wikipedia)Lead, where it is
Quote, Lead, where it is
covers most of the Central Highlands of the island of Madagascar
Madagascar sucker-footed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Madagascar sucker-footed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
endemic to Madagascar
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2
Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Mahafaly long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mahafaly long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution
Quote, Species page, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Mahi-mahi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Major's long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Major's long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution
Quote, Species page, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Malagasy civet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Malagasy civet (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is an euplerid endemic to Madagascar
Malvales

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Manavi long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Manavi long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution
Quote, Species page, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Mandarin orange

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Marbled Crayfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Margot Marsh's mouse lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2
Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Marohita mouse lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2
Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Maroon Clownfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Masoala fork-marked lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2
Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Mauritian tomb bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous mauritianus - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Madagascar
Quote, Country distribution, Madagascar
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Botswana · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mozambique · Namibia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Réunion · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Burundi? · Cote d'Ivoire? · Guinea? · Liberia? · Mali? · Mauritania? · Rwanda?
Maypop

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Melon-headed whale

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Microcebus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae
Milne-Edwards's sifaka

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Source Milne-Edwards's sifaka (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a large arboreal, diurnal lemur endemic to the eastern coastal rainforest of Madagascar
Mittermeier's mouse lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2
Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Mittermeier's sportive lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mittermeier's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a sportive lemur endemic to the Ampasindava Peninsula in Madagascar
Mole Cricket

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Mongoose lemur

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Source Mongoose lemur (Wikipedia)Article text, where it lives
Quote, Article text, where it lives
The mongoose lemur lives in dry deciduous forests on the island of Madagascar and in the humid forests on the islands of the Comoros.
Montagne d'Ambre dwarf lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CheirogaleidaeLead, rangetier 2
Quote, Lead, range
Like all other lemurs, cheirogaleids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.
Montagne d'Ambre long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Montagne d'Ambre long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution
Quote, Species page, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Moore's woolly lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Moore's woolly lemur (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is an endangered woolly lemur endemic to Madagascar
Mosquito Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mozambique Tilapia

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Mud Crab

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Mud CrabDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Madagascar", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "World Register of Marine Species"

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Madagascar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Madagascar
  • Infobox, capital
    Antananarivo
  • Infobox: area_km2
    592,796
  • Demographics section, 2024
    31,964,956 (2024 estimate)
  • Article text
    The monarchy was ended in 1897 by France's annexation of Madagascar, from which the country gained independence in 1960.
  • Introduction
    Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth-largest island, the second-largest island country, and the 46th-largest country overall.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Madagascar
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    4,828 km
  • Government, Government type
    semi-presidential republic
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record MDG, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record MDG, incomeLevel
"name": "Madagascar", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Madagascar
Wikidata Q1019, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Antananarivo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Antananarivo, Infobox, Country
    Madagascar
  • Has Capital: Antananarivo, Lead section
    Antananarivo (Malagasy: [antananaˈrivʷ]; French: Tananarive, pronounced [tananaʁiv]), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (pronounced [tana]), is the capital and largest city of Madagascar.
View the Source
Wikidata: Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
Encompasses: Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Analamanga (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Analamanga, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Analamanga, Lead paragraph
Analamanga is a region in central Madagascar,
View the Source
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Lead paragraph
principally of primary growth forest in the Alaotra-Mangoro Region in eastern Madagascar.
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