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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

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

Sea Almond

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

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

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

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

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

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

Central Bank of Madagascar

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

Found There

Red-bellied lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Red-bellied lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
endemic to eastern Madagascan rainforests
Redbreast tilapia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Reddish-gray 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.
Red-fronted lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Red-fronted lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is a species of lemur from Madagascar
Red-tailed sportive lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Red-tailed sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is native to Madagascar like all lemurs
Ring-tailed vontsira

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Ring-tailed vontsiraLeadtier 2
Quote, Lead
The ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans), locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar
Risso's dolphin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rodentia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rosy Wolfsnail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rough-toothed dolphin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Royal Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ruddy turnstone

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rufous trident bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Triaenops menamena (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Running Club Moss

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Sahamalaza sportive lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Sahamalaza sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is a species of sportive lemur endemic to northern Madagascar
Salanoia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Sambirano 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.
Sambirano woolly lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Sambirano woolly lemur (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar
Sanford's brown lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Sanford's brown lemur (Wikipedia)Article text, where it lives
Quote, Article text, where it lives
This species is found at the very northernmost tip of Madagascar
Scalloped Hammerhead

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Scott's sportive lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Scott's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
Seal's sportive lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Seal's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar
Shortfin Mako Shark

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Short-finned pilot whale

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Short-tail nurse shark

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Short-tail nurse shark (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The short-tail nurse shark has been documented in the western Indian Ocean off of Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar and in Mozambique.
Sibree's 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.
Silky sifaka

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Silky sifaka (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It has a very restricted range in northeastern Madagascar
Simmons' 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.
Sixgill sawshark

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Small-toothed sportive lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Small-toothed sportive lemur (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
is a primate species in the family Lepilemuridae
Sororcula long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Sororcula long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution
Quote, Species page, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Southern lesser bamboo lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Southern lesser bamboo lemur (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a species of bamboo lemur endemic to southern Madagascar
Southern Maidenhair Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Southern woolly lemur

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Southern woolly lemur (Wikipedia)Conservation
Quote, Conservation
The southern woolly lemur lives primarily in fragments of south-eastern rain littoral forest of Madagascar (Mandena and Sainte Luce).
Spearpoint Leaf-tailed Gecko

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Uroplatus ebenaui (Wikipedia)Distribution: Madagascar
Quote, Distribution: Madagascar
The species is native to Madagascar.
Spinner dolphin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Staghorn Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Strawberry Hermit Crab

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Striped dolphin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Swordfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tenrecidae

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Terek sandpiper

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Textile Cone

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Thomas' 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.
Three-banded plover

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tiger Shark

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tomato Frog

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Trouessart's trident bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Paratriaenops furcula (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Tunbridge Filmy Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

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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.
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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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