| Point | Information |
| Country Name | Republic of Madagascar |
| Short Name | Madagascar |
| Capital | Antananarivo |
| Largest city | Antananarivo |
| Official languages | Malagasy, French |
| National Languages | Malagasy language |
| Religion | 85.3% Christianity —45.8% Protestantism —38.1% Catholicism —1.4% Other Christian, 6.9% Unaffiliated, 4.5% Traditional faiths, 3.0% Islam, 0.3% Others |
| Demonym(s) | Malagasy |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
| President | Andry Rajoelina |
| Vice President | Prime Minister – Christian Ntsay |
| House Speaker | Christine Razanamahasoa |
| Chief Justice | Johnny Richard Andriamahefarivo |
| Total Area | 587,041 km2 (226,658 sq mi) |
| Water (%) | 5,501 km2 (2,124 sq mi) |
| Total Land Area (%) | 581,540 km2 (224,534 sq mi) |
| Population | 26,262,313 (2018 estimate) |
| GDP (PPP) | $45.948 billion (2019 estimate) |
| GDP (Nominal) | $12.734 billion (2019 estimate) |
| Currency | Malagasy ariary (MGA) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT)
Summer (DST) UTC+3 (not observed) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Mains Electricity | 127 V – 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
| Calling code | +261 |
| ISO 3166 code | MG |
| Internet TLD | .mg |
| Political Parties | AKFM – Party of the Independence Congress of Madagascar
AREMA – Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar AVI – Judged By Your Work Party HVM – New Forces for Madagascar |
| Independence Day | 26 June 1960 |
| Tallest Building | Tour Orange
Sheraton Madagascar Madagascar Hilton Hotel Hotel Colbert |
| Richest Persons | Ylias Akbaraly
Mamy Ravatomanga Hassanein Hiridjee Marc Ravalomanana |
| Top Website | Google.mg
Google.fr Moov.mg Orange.mg |
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