Madagascar: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: -18.77953 / longitude: 46.85323

General information

Population

In this country, the median age is 29.80 years and the birth growth rate is around 0.83%. There are 22,434,363 inhabitants, or 0.3% of the population of planet earth.

Geography

Antananarivo serves as this nation's capital. The area of the country is 587,041 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Antananarivo, Toamasina, Antsiranana, Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: French, Malagasy.

Culture

This nation has UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Royal Hill of Ambohimanga, Rainforests of the Atsinanana. Well known national dishes are: Romazava.

Education

The inhabitants attend school for 15 years (tertiary education included).

Economy

The currency ISO code is MGA and the currency symbol is Ar. It is ranked 122# in the world with a GDP of $14,472,603,322 USD in 2021.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar is a good place to find out more details on this country. The ISO code is MG, the domain name ".mg" is used by the country's websites, telephone numbers begin with +261

Summary

Flag
ISO code MG
Capital Antananarivo
Population 22,434,363
World percentage 0.3%
Median age 29.80 years
Population growth rate 0.83%
Main cities
Spoken languages French, Malagasy
GDP (2021) $14,472,603,322
GDP position #122
Currency code MGA
Currency symbol Ar
School life expectancy 15 years
National dish Romazava
TLD .mg
Phone prefix +261
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar