🇲🇬 Madagascar

Time zones in Madagascar

• Indian/Antananarivo
  UTC+3 (GMT+3) · East Africa Time

Upcoming public holidays in Madagascar

• Fri, May 1Fetin'ny asa
• Thu, May 14Andro niakarana
• Mon, May 25Andron'i Afrika
• Mon, May 25Alatsinain'ny Pentekosta
• Wed, May 27Fête du mouton
• Fri, Jun 26Fetim-pirenena

See all 2026 Madagascar holidays →

Other countries in Eastern Africa

• 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory
• 🇧🇮 Burundi
• 🇰🇲 Comoros
• 🇩🇯 Djibouti
• 🇪🇷 Eritrea
• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
• 🇰🇪 Kenya
• 🇲🇼 Malawi

At a glance

Capital

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Region

Africa

Subregion

Eastern Africa

Population

31,727,042

Area

587,041 km²

Currency

MGA Ar

Calling code

+261

Driving side

right

Languages

fra, mlg

Internet TLD

.mg

About

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. Its capital and largest city is Antananarivo.

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