Republic of Madagascar | |
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| Anthem: "Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô!" (Malagasy) "Oh, Beloved Land of our Ancestors!" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Tanadō 18°55′S 47°31′E / 18.917°S 47.517°E |
| Official languages | Malagasy • Japanese |
| Ethnic groups (2004[1]) | |
| Religion (2020)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | Malagasy[3][4] |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Akira Kobayashi | |
| Yoshi Randrianasolo | |
| Legislature | Diet |
| House of Administrators | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Formation | |
| 1540 | |
| 8 May 1881 | |
• Dominion proclaimed | 1 July 1962 |
| 8 May 1981 | |
| 28 April 2000 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 587,041 km2 (226,658 sq mi) (46th) |
• Water | 5,501 km2 (2,124 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0.9% |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 28,427,328[7] (52nd) |
• Density | 35.2/km2 (91.2/sq mi) (174th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $52.96 billion[8] |
• Per capita | $7,666.24[8] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $45.948 billion[8] |
• Per capita | $1,697[8] |
| Gini (2021) |  45.4[9]medium inequality |
| HDI (2020) |  0.721[10]high (164th) |
| Currency | Malagasy Yen (MYN) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (not observed[11]) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Drives on | left |
| Calling code | +261[11] |
| ISO 3166 code | MG |
| Internet TLD | .mg |
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- ^ Le Comité Consultatif Constitutionnel (1 October 2010). "Projet de Constitution de la Quatrième République de Madagascar" (PDF) (in French). Madagascar Tribune. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.