Map of Madagascar
Madagascar is a country in Africa with its capital at Antananarivo, home to about 32.74 million people across 587,295 km². The interactive map below plots 28 cities and towns, 7 rivers, 1 lakes, 2 mountain summits and 8 ports recorded for Madagascar in YearMaps.
- Population
- 32.74 million
- Area
- 587,295 km²
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Continent
- Africa
Interactive Map of Madagascar
Centred on Antananarivo at 18.9147° S, 47.5147° E. Use the layer panel to switch on rivers, dams, ports, peaks and historical borders.
About Madagascar
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.
Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from Africa during the Early Jurassic period, around 180 million years ago, and from the Indian subcontinent approximately 90 million years ago. This isolation allowed native plants and animals to evolve in relative seclusion. As a result, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, with over 90% of its wildlife being endemic. The island has a subtropical to tropical maritime climate.
Madagascar was first permanently settled during or before the mid-first millennium CE (roughly 500 to 700) by Austronesian peoples, presumably arriving on outrigger canoes from present-day Indonesia. These were joined around the ninth century by Bantu groups crossing the Mozambique Channel from East Africa. Other groups continued to settle on Madagascar over time, each one making lasting contributions to Malagasy cultural life. Consequently, there are 18 or more classified peoples of Madagascar, the most numerous being the Merina of the central highlands.
Until the late 18th century, the island of Madagascar was ruled by a fragmented assortment of shifting sociopolitical alliances. Beginning in the early 19th century, most of it was united and ruled as the Kingdom of Madagascar by a series of Merina nobles. The monarchy was ended in 1897 by France's annexation of Madagascar, from which the country gained independence in 1960. It has since undergone four major constitutional periods, termed republics, and has been governed as a constitutional democracy since 1992. Following a political crisis and military coup in 2009, Madagascar underwent a protracted transition towards its fourth and current republic, with constitutional governance being restored in January 2014. In 2025, a series of mass protests resulted in a military coup and the installation of Michael Randrianirina as president of a military junta.
Madagascar is a member of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. Malagasy and French are both official languages of the state.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Madagascar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Geography and Climate of Madagascar
Madagascar was one of the last major habitable landmasses on earth to be settled by humans. While there is some evidence of human presence on the island in the millennia B.C., large-scale settlement began between A.D. 350 and 550 with settlers from present-day Indonesia. The island attracted Arab and Persian traders as early as the 7th century, and migrants from Africa arrived around A.D. 1000. Madagascar was a pirate stronghold during the late 17th and early 18th centuries and served as a slave trading center into the 19th century. From the 16th to the late 19th century, a native Merina Kingdom dominated much of Madagascar. The French conquered the island in 1896 and made it a colony; independence was regained in 1960. Free presidential and National Assembly elections were held in 1992-93, ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing half the country to secede. In 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner. He won a second term in 2006 but, following protests in 2009, handed over power to the military, which then conferred the presidency on the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry RAJOELINA, in what amounted to a coup d'etat. After a lengthy mediation process, Madagascar held UN-supported presidential and parliamentary elections in 2013. Former de facto finance minister Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA won in a runoff and was inaugurated in 2014. In 2019, RAJOELINA was declared the winner against RAVALOMANANA. In 2023, RAJOELINA won another term in an election that most of the opposition boycotted, including RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA and RAVALOMANANA, who claimed it was rigged in favor of RAJOELINA. International observers, however, saw no evidence of systemic fraud, leading the international community to accept the election results.
- Location
- Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique.
- Climate
- Tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south.
- Terrain
- Narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center.
- Highest point
- Maromokotro 2,876 m.
- Lowest point
- Indian Ocean 0 m.
- Coastline
- 4,828 km.
- Land borders
- Total: 0 km.
- Natural resources
- Graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, rare earth elements, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower.
- Land use
- Agricultural land: 70.3% (2023 est.); arable land: 5.2% (2023 est.); permanent crops: 1% (2023 est.); permanent pasture: 64.1% (2023 est.); forest: 17.5% (2023 est.); other: 12.2% (2023 est.)
- Natural hazards
- Periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation volcanism: Madagascar's volcanoes have not erupted in recorded history.
- Geographic note
- World's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel; despite Madagascar’s close proximity to the African continent, ocean currents isolate the island, resulting in high rates of endemic plant and animal species; approximately 90% of the flora and fauna on the island are found nowhere else.
- Languages
- Malagasy (official) 99.9%, French (official) 23.6%, English 8.2%, other 0.6% (2018 est.)
- Religions
- Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%, Roman Catholic 32.3%, other Christian 8.1%, traditional/Animist 1.7%, Muslim 1.4%, other 0.6%, none 21.9% (2021 est.)
- Ethnic groups
- Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran.
- Economy
- Low-income East African island economy; natural resource rich; extreme poverty; return of political stability has helped growth; sharp tax revenue drop due to COVID-19; leading vanilla producer; environmentally fragile.
From the CIA World Factbook (public domain), archived edition of 2026-01-22. The Factbook is no longer updated, so figures reflect that edition.
Madagascar in Numbers
- Population
- 32.74 million
- GDP
- US$19.6 billion
- GDP per person
- US$599
- Life expectancy
- 63.8 years
- Population growth
- 2.40% a year
- Population density
- 55 per km²
- Urban population
- 32.9%
- Surface area
- 591,896 km²
- Forest cover
- 17.3%
- Arable land
- 5.2%
- Access to electricity
- 42.5%
- Internet users
- 18.7%
Indicators from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The year under each figure is its reference year.
Madagascar in Depth
History
Traditionally, archeologists have estimated that the earliest settlers arrived in successive waves in outrigger canoes from South Borneo, possibly throughout the period between 350 BCE and 550 CE, whereas others are cautious about dates earlier than 250 CE. In either case, these dates make Madagascar one of the most recent major landmasses on Earth to be settled by humans, predating the settlement of Iceland and New Zealand. It has been proposed that Ma'anyan people were brought as laborers and slaves by Javan and Sumatran-Malays in their trading fleets to Madagascar. Dates of settlement of the island earlier than the mid-first millennium CE are not strongly supported; however, there is scattered evidence for much earlier human visits and presence.
Geography
With 592,800 square kilometres (228,900 sq mi), Madagascar is the world's 46th-largest country, the second-largest island country and the fourth-largest island. The country lies mostly between latitudes 12°S and 26°S and longitudes 43°E and 51°E. Neighboring islands include the French territory of Réunion and the country of Mauritius to the east, as well as the state of Comoros and the French territory of Mayotte to the northwest. The nearest mainland state is Mozambique, located to the west.
The prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana resulted in the separation of East Gondwana (comprising Madagascar, Antarctica, Australia and the Indian subcontinent) and West Gondwana (Africa and South America) during the Jurassic period, around 185 million years ago.
Economy
Madagascar's GDP in 2015 was estimated at US$9.98 billion, with a per-capita GDP of $411.82. Approximately 69% of the population lived below the national poverty line threshold of one dollar per day; and according to the United Nations Development Programme, 68.4% of the population was multidimensionally poor as of 2021.
During 2011–15, the country's average growth rate was 2.6% but expected to have reached 4.1% in 2016, due to public works programs and growth of the service sector. As of 2011, the agriculture sector constituted 29% of the GDP, with manufacturing at 15%. Madagascar's other sources of growth have been tourism, agriculture, and the extractive industries. The fishing sector represents US$800 million or 6% of GNP and directly employs 200,000 jobs.
Demographics
Only two general censuses, in 1975 and 1993, have been carried out after independence. The most densely populated regions of the island are the Eastern Highlands and the Eastern Coast, contrasting most dramatically with the sparsely populated Western Plains. Agriculture has long influenced settlement on the island. Almost 60% of the nation's population live in rural areas.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Madagascar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Madagascar: Key Facts
| Currency | ariary |
|---|---|
| Official languages | Malagasy, French |
| Head of state | Michael Randrianirina |
| Head of government | Mamitiana Rajaonarison |
| Form of government | republic |
| Calling code | +261 |
| Internet domain | .mg |
| Highest point | Maromokotro |
| Lowest point | Indian Ocean |
| Established | 1960 |
Facts from Wikidata Q1019 (CC0).
History of Madagascar: Empires and States
The atlas records 6 polities whose mapped territory included part of Madagascar, from Merina Kingdom in 1792 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here | Extent |
|---|---|---|
| Merina Kingdom | 1792–1897 CE | Most |
| French Third Republic | 1898–1939 CE | Most |
| French Africa | 1898–1957 CE | Most |
| The French Colonial Empire | 1898–1957 CE | Most |
| French Fourth Republic | 1945–1957 CE | Most |
| Madagascar | 1960–2024 CE | Most |
Historical Maps of Madagascar
Madagascar on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Visiting Madagascar
Madagascar is a country in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. It is known for its particularly unique wildlife and flora. Madagascar split from India approximately 88 million years ago, and as a result of its long isolation it is home to a massive number of unique plant and animal species, with over 90% of its wildlife and 80% of its plants found nowhere else on the planet.
Travel notes adapted from Wikivoyage: Madagascar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Largest Cities in Madagascar
28 cities recorded. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 1.70 million | Antananarivo | National capital |
| 2 | Antsirabe | 307,921 | Antananarivo | Populated place |
| 3 | Toamasina | 210,226 | Toamasina | Admin-1 capital |
| 4 | Fianarantsoa | 184,184 | Fianarantsoa | Admin-1 capital |
| 5 | Mahajanga | 154,657 | Mahajanga | Admin-1 capital |
| 6 | Toliara | 115,319 | Toliary | Admin-1 capital |
| 7 | Antsiranana | 82,937 | Antsiranana | Admin-1 capital |
| 8 | Antalaha | 47,224 | Antsiranana | Populated place |
| 9 | Sambava | 43,465 | Antsiranana | Populated place |
| 10 | Ambatondrazaka | 43,134 | Toamasina | Populated place |
| 11 | Maroantsetra | 38,046 | Toamasina | Populated place |
| 12 | Morondava | 36,803 | Toliary | Populated place |
| 13 | Marovoay | 31,253 | Mahajanga | Populated place |
| 14 | Ambanja | 30,621 | Antsiranana | Populated place |
| 15 | Mananjary | 27,686 | Fianarantsoa | Populated place |
| 16 | Farafangana | 24,764 | Fianarantsoa | Populated place |
| 17 | Andoany | 22,680 | Antsiranana | Populated place |
| 18 | Antsohihy | 21,290 | Mahajanga | Populated place |
| 19 | Miandrivazo | 20,631 | Toliary | Populated place |
| 20 | Ihosy | 16,990 | Fianarantsoa | Populated place |
| 21 | Tôlanaro | 16,818 | Toliary | Populated place |
| 22 | Morombe | 16,727 | Toliary | Populated place |
| 23 | Mandritsara | 9,705 | Mahajanga | Populated place |
| 24 | Maintirano | 5,925 | Mahajanga | Populated place |
| 25 | Bekiy | 4,286 | Toliary | Populated place |
The other 3 (population, region, role)
- Manja · 1,536 · Toliary · Populated place
- Besalampy · 1,022 · Mahajanga · Populated place
- Androka · 174 · Toliary · Populated place
Highest Mountains in Madagascar
2 mountains recorded. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries.
| # | Name | Elevation | Feet | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maromokotro | 2,876 m | 9,436 ft | Africa |
| 2 | Pic Boby | 2,658 m | 8,720 ft | Africa |
Maromokotro
Mountain · 2,876 m
Maromokotro is a mountain rising to 2,876 metres (9,436 ft) in Madagascar, in the Africa region. From PeakBagger.com, with kind permission..
Maromokotro or Maromokotra is a volcano in Madagascar. At 2,876 meters (9,436 ft), it is the highest peak on the island. It is located in the Tsaratanana Massif inside the Tsaratanana Reserve in Diana Region in the northern part of the island. The next larger towns are Bealanana and Ambanja that are situated still at more than 2 days of travel from this mountain.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Maromokotro (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Elevation
- 2,876 m (9,436 ft)
- Global rank
- #264 of 641 indexed
- Region
- Africa (#32)
- Subregion
- Indian Ocean
- Country
- Madagascar
- Coordinates
- -14.0200°, 48.9700°
Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Maromokotro ranks #264 by elevation, below Tapuaenuku (2,885 m) and above Triglav (2,864 m).
- Ranges:
- Inyanga Mountains (Africa), Lebombo Mountains (Africa)
- Neighbouring summits:
- Benara (660 m), Piton des Neiges (3,069 m), Morne Seychellois (905 m)
More about Maromokotro
Maromokotro: Key Facts
| Topographic prominence | 2,876 m |
|---|
Facts from Wikidata Q1147144 (CC0).
Largest Lakes in Madagascar
1 lake recorded. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake.
| # | Name | Surface Area | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lac Alaotra | 191 km² | Lake |
Lac Alaotra
Lake · 191 km²
Lac Alaotra is a lake in Madagascar, with a mapped surface area of about 191 km².
Lake Alaotra (Malagasy: farihin' Alaotra, [faˈrihin ˈaloʈʂə̥]; French: Lac Alaotra) is the largest lake in Madagascar, located in Alaotra-Mangoro Region and on the island's northern central plateau. Its basin is composed of shallow freshwater lakes and marshes surrounded by areas of dense vegetation. It forms the center of the island's most important rice-growing region. It is a rich habitat for wildlife, including some rare and endangered species, as well as an important fishing ground. Lake Alaotra and its surrounding wetlands cover 7,223 square kilometres (2,789 sq mi), and include a range of habitats, including open water, reedbeds, marshes, and rice paddies. The lake itself covers 900 km2 (350 sq mi). Lake Alaotra was declared a wetland of international importance under the international Ramsar Convention on February 2, 2003.
The longfin tilapia (Oreochromis macrochir) was introduced into Lake Alaotra from the mainland in 1954 and proliferated quickly. By 1957, it provided 46% of the catch, perhaps because it was moving into an empty ecological niche as a phytophagous species.
The fertile plain surrounding Lake Alaotra is Madagascar's most important rice-producing region.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Lake Alaotra (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Surface area
- 191 km²
- Area rank
- #501 of 756 indexed
- Type
- Lake
- Country
- Madagascar
- Coordinates
- -17.3743°, 48.5658°
Among the 756 water bodies with a mapped extent in YearMaps, Lac Alaotra ranks #501 by surface area, after Telmen Nuur (193 km²) and ahead of Ozero Glubokoye (191 km²). Areas are computed from the mapped outline and are approximate.
- Settlements on the shore:
- Ambatondrazaka (53 km), Toamasina (126 km), Antananarivo (204 km)
- Other water nearby:
- Lake Malawi (28,974 km²), Lago de Cahora Bassa (1,556 km²)
More about Lac Alaotra
Lac Alaotra: Key Facts
| Surface area | 450 km² |
|---|---|
| Maximum depth | 2.5 m |
| Volume | 0.53 km³ |
| Surface elevation | 751 m |
| Inflows | Sahamaloto |
| Outflows | Maningory River |
Facts from Wikidata Q575679 (CC0).
Rivers in Madagascar
7 rivers recorded. Listed alphabetically. A river is listed where its mapped reach lies, so long rivers appear under more than one country.
| Name | Type | Also Flows Through |
|---|---|---|
| Betsiboka | River | — |
| Mananantanana | River | — |
| Mangoky | River | — |
| Mania | River | — |
| Maningory | River | — |
| Onilahy | River | — |
| Tsiribihina | River | — |
Ports in Madagascar
8 ports recorded. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on.
| # | Name | Channel Depth | Class | Sea | Max Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manakara | 42.1 m | Very Small | East & Southern Africa | point_of_interest |
| 2 | Antsohim Bondrona | 42.1 m | Very Small | East & Southern Africa | point_of_interest |
| 3 | Toamasina | 38.4 m | Small | East & Southern Africa | medium vessels |
| 4 | Mahajanga | 38.4 m | Very Small | East & Southern Africa | large vessels |
| 5 | Tolanaro | 38.4 m | Very Small | East & Southern Africa | large vessels |
| 6 | Toliara | 34.7 m | Very Small | East & Southern Africa | medium vessels |
| 7 | Iharana | 27.4 m | Very Small | East & Southern Africa | medium vessels |
| 8 | Antsiranana | 27.4 m | Small | East & Southern Africa | large vessels |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Madagascar
3 World Heritage Sites recorded. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve | 1990 | Natural | (vii) (x) |
| 2 | Ambohimanga | 2001 | Cultural | (iii) (iv) (vi) |
| 3 | Rainforests of the Atsinanana | 2007 | Natural | (ix) (x) |
Largest Islands of Madagascar
1 island recorded. Ranked by mapped area. An island divided between countries is listed under each, with the area of the whole island.
| # | Name | Area | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 598,822 km² | Island |
Madagascar
Island · 598,822 km²
Madagascar is an island in Africa (Indian Ocean), covering an estimated 598,822 km². It is the 16th-largest of the 445 islands with a mapped extent in YearMaps.
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.
Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from Africa during the Early Jurassic period, around 180 million years ago, and from the Indian subcontinent approximately 90 million years ago. This isolation allowed native plants and animals to evolve in relative seclusion. As a result, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, with over 90% of its wildlife being endemic. The island has a subtropical to tropical maritime climate.
Madagascar was first permanently settled during or before the mid-first millennium CE (roughly 500 to 700) by Austronesian peoples, presumably arriving on outrigger canoes from present-day Indonesia. These were joined around the ninth century by Bantu groups crossing the Mozambique Channel from East Africa.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Madagascar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Feature class
- Island
- Mapped extent
- 598,822 km²
- Size rank
- #16 of 445 islands
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Indian Ocean
- Coordinates
- -18.1064°, 46.7208°
- Summits:
- Maromokotro (2,876 m), Benara (660 m), Piton des Neiges (3,069 m)
- Ranges:
- Inyanga Mountains (Africa), Lebombo Mountains (Africa)
- Settlements:
- Antananarivo (123 km), Ambatondrazaka (182 km), Antsirabe (197 km)
More about Madagascar
Geography
With 592,800 square kilometres (228,900 sq mi), Madagascar is the world's 46th-largest country, the second-largest island country and the fourth-largest island. The country lies mostly between latitudes 12°S and 26°S and longitudes 43°E and 51°E. Neighboring islands include the French territory of Réunion and the country of Mauritius to the east, as well as the state of Comoros and the French territory of Mayotte to the northwest. The nearest mainland state is Mozambique, located to the west.
The prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana resulted in the separation of East Gondwana (comprising Madagascar, Antarctica, Australia and the Indian subcontinent) and West Gondwana (Africa and South America) during the Jurassic period, around 185 million years ago.
History
Traditionally, archeologists have estimated that the earliest settlers arrived in successive waves in outrigger canoes from South Borneo, possibly throughout the period between 350 BCE and 550 CE, whereas others are cautious about dates earlier than 250 CE. In either case, these dates make Madagascar one of the most recent major landmasses on Earth to be settled by humans, predating the settlement of Iceland and New Zealand. It has been proposed that Ma'anyan people were brought as laborers and slaves by Javan and Sumatran-Malays in their trading fleets to Madagascar. Dates of settlement of the island earlier than the mid-first millennium CE are not strongly supported; however, there is scattered evidence for much earlier human visits and presence.
Demographics
Only two general censuses, in 1975 and 1993, have been carried out after independence. The most densely populated regions of the island are the Eastern Highlands and the Eastern Coast, contrasting most dramatically with the sparsely populated Western Plains. Agriculture has long influenced settlement on the island. Almost 60% of the nation's population live in rural areas.
In 2024, the population of Madagascar was estimated at 32 million, up from 2.2 million in 1900, and the annual population growth rate approximately 2.4%. As of 2024, approximately 39.3% of the population was younger than 15 years of age, 57.3% were between the ages of 15 and 64, and 3.4% were aged 65 and older.
Economy
Madagascar's GDP in 2015 was estimated at US$9.98 billion, with a per-capita GDP of $411.82. Approximately 69% of the population lived below the national poverty line threshold of one dollar per day; and according to the United Nations Development Programme, 68.4% of the population was multidimensionally poor as of 2021.
During 2011–15, the country's average growth rate was 2.6% but expected to have reached 4.1% in 2016, due to public works programs and growth of the service sector. As of 2011, the agriculture sector constituted 29% of the GDP, with manufacturing at 15%.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Madagascar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Madagascar: Key Facts
| Area | 587,295 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 31,964,956 (2024) |
| Highest point | Maromokotro |
Facts from Wikidata Q1019 (CC0).
Visiting Madagascar
Madagascar is a country in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. It is known for its particularly unique wildlife and flora. Madagascar split from India approximately 88 million years ago, and as a result of its long isolation it is home to a massive number of unique plant and animal species, with over 90% of its wildlife and 80% of its plants found nowhere else on the planet.
Travel notes adapted from Wikivoyage: Madagascar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States and Provinces of Madagascar
4 first-level divisions with their own map.
Countries Bordering Madagascar
Land and maritime neighbours.
More Maps in Africa
Madagascar: Quick Answers
- What is the capital of Madagascar?
- The capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo.
- What is the population of Madagascar?
- Madagascar has a population of about 32.74 million, the #49 largest of 225 countries in YearMaps. Source: World Bank, 2025.
- How big is Madagascar?
- Madagascar covers 587,295 km², ranking #48 by area, with about 56 people per square kilometre.
- Which continent is Madagascar in?
- Madagascar is in Africa.
- Which countries border Madagascar?
- Madagascar shares a land or maritime border with France, Comoros, Mozambique, Seychelles.
- What is the largest city in Madagascar?
- Antananarivo is the largest city in Madagascar, with a metropolitan population of about 1.70 million.
- What is the highest mountain in Madagascar?
- The highest summit recorded for Madagascar in YearMaps is Maromokotro at 2,876 m (9,436 ft). Summits on a border are counted for both countries.
- What is the largest lake in Madagascar?
- The largest lake recorded in or bordering Madagascar is Lac Alaotra, at roughly 191 km².