- National name Repoblikan'i Madagasikara/République de Madagascar/Republic of Madagascar
- Area 587,041 sq km/226,656 sq mi
- Capital Antananarivo
- Currency Malagasy franc
- Population 18,409,000 (2005 est)
- Language Malagasy, French (both official), local dialects
- Religion over 50% traditional beliefs, Roman Catholic, Protestant about 40%, Muslim 7%
- Time difference GMT +3
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