Madagascar

Capital	Antananarivo 18°55′S 47°31′E
Largest city

Official language(s)	Malagasy
	French

Demonym

Malagasy

Government	Caretaker government
* President of the High Transitional Authority * Prime Minister	Andry Rajoelina Omer Beriziky

Legislature	Parliament
* Upper house * Lower house	Senate National Assembly

Independence from France
* Date	26 June 1960

Area
* Total * Water (%)	587,041 km² (226,597 sq mi) 0.009

Population
* 2012 estimate * 1993 census * Density	22,005,222 12,238,914 35.2/km²

GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$21.262 billion $948

GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$10.545 billion $470

Gini (2001)

47.5 (high)

HDI (2010)

0.435 (low)

Currency

Malagasy ariary (MGA)

Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
* Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+3)

Drives on the

right

ISO 3166 code

MG

Internet TLD

.mg

Calling code

+261

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