Madagascar

Republic of Madagascar Repoblikan'i Madagasikara (Malagasy) République de Madagascar (French)
Mbendela Seal
Chiluso:  Fitiavana, Tanindrazana, Fandrosoana (Malagasy) Amour, Patrie, Progrès (French) "Love, Fatherland, Progress"
Nyimbo: Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô! (Malagasy) Ô Terre de nos ancêtres bien-aimés! (French) "Oh, beloved land of our ancestors!"
Location of  Madagascar  (dark green)
Msumba Waboma kweneso Msumba Usani		Antananarivo
Chiyowoyelo chaboma		Malagasy • French
Mitundu ya Ŵanthu (2004)		26% Merina 15% Betsimisaraka 12% Betsileo 7% Tsimihety 6% Sakalava 5% Antaisaka 5% Antandroy 24% Others
Vipembezo		84.7% Christianity —45.8% Protestantism —38.1% Catholicism —0.8% Other Christian 7.3% No religion 4.7% Traditional faiths 3.1% Islam 0.3% Others
Mwenecharu		Malagasy
Mtundu wa Boma		Unitary semi-presidential republic
-	President	Andry Rajoelina
-	Prime Minister	Christian Ntsay
-	Upper house	Senate
-	Lower house	National Assembly
Formation
-	Kingdom	1540
-	French colony	6 August 1896
-	Republic proclaimed	14 October 1958
-	Declaration of independence	26 June 1960
Ukulu wa Malo
-	Malo	587,041 km2 (46th) 226,597 sq mi
-	Maji (%)	0.9%
Chiŵelengelo cha ŵanthu
-	2022 estimate	28,172,462 (52nd)
-	Density	47.7/km2 91.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2022 estimate
-	Total	$51.8 billion (117th)
-	Per capita	$1,790 (182nd)
GDP (nominal)		2022 estimate
-	Total	$15.10 billion (139th)
-	Per capita	$522 (188th)
Gini (2012)		42.6 medium
HDI (2021)		0.501 low · 173rd
Ndalama		Ariary (MGA)
Mtundu Wanyengo		EAT (UTC+3)
-	Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+3)
Kalembelo kasiku		dd/mm/yyyy
Woko la galimoto		right
Intaneti yacharu		.mg

Madagascar ntchalo chakuzingilizgika na maji mu nyanja ikulu ya Indian Ocean icho pakale chikachemekanga Malagay Ripabuliki.