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Madagascar is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa. Madagascar is the 4th largest island in the world. It is the home of five percent of the world's plant and animal species, 80 per cent of them unique to Madagascar. Most famous among those are the lemurs. Madagascar and Mauritania are the only countries not to use a decimal currency.
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| National motto: Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana (Fatherland, Liberty, Progress) | |||||
| Official language | Malagasy, French | ||||
| Capital | Antananarivo | ||||
| Capital's coordinates | 18° 55' S, 47° 31' E | ||||
| PresidentThis page contains a list of presidents of Madagascar. See also lists of incumbents. Presidents of Madagascar, 1959-present Philibert Tsiranana: 1 May 1959 11 October 1972 Gabriel Ramanantsoa (Head of State): 11 October 1972 5 February 1975 Richard Ratsim | Marc RavalomananaMarc Ravalomanana (born December 12, 1949) is a Malagasy politician. He currently is the President of Madagascar. He became mayor of the capital, Antananarivo in 1999 and ran for president in the elections of December 16, 2001. He claimed victory, as did | ||||
| Prime Minister | Jacques SyllaJacques Sylla (born 1946) is the Prime Minister of Madagascar. He has been in this office since February 2002. He had served as a minister under Albert Zafy before, including as Foreign Minister. Sylla, Jacques. | ||||
| AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec - Total - % water | Ranked 45thHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies. 587,040 kmēSquare kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 kmē is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 mē 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers 0.9% | ||||
| Population
- Density | Ranked 56th
26.4/kmē | ||||
| GDP (PPP)
- GDP/head | Ranked 123rd
$800 | ||||
| Currency | Ariary | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +3 | ||||
| Independence | 26 June, 1960, from France | ||||
| National anthem | Ry Tanindraza nay malala ô (Oh, Our Beloved Fatherland) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .mg | ||||
| Calling Code | 261 | ||||
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