| Africa > Eastern Africa > Madagascar | |
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| Official Name Republic of Madagascar | |
| Motto Love, Fatherland, Progress | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Eastern Africa | |
| Capital Antananarivo | |
| Currency Malagasy Ariary (MGA) | |
| Independence Day 26 Jun 1960: Independence from France in 1960. | |
| Population 21,263,403 | |
| Nationality Malagasy | |
| Ethnic Group 26% Merina, 15% Betsimisaraka, 12% Betsileo, 7% Tsimihety, 6% Sakalava, 5% Antaisaka, 5% Antandroy, 24% others | |
| Area 587,041 km2 | |
| Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) | |
| Geo Location Latitude -20.00, Longitude 47.00 | |
| Dialing Code +261 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code MG | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code MDG | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 450 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee MAD | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .mg | |