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Land Area	581,540 km²
Water Area	5,501 km²
Total Area	587,041km² (#46)
Population	24,430,325 (#52)
Population Density	42.01/km²
Government Type	Semi-presidential Republic
GDP (PPP)	$37.48 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$1,500
Currency	Ariary (MGA)
Largest Cities	Antananarivo (1,391,433) Toamasina (206,373) Antsirabe (186,253) Fianarantsoa (167,227) Mahajanga (154,657) Toliara (115,319) Antsiranana (82,937) Antanifotsy (70,626) Ambovombe (66,818) Ambilobe (56,000) View all cities in Madagascar

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Where is Madagascar?

Coastline: 3,000 miles (4,828 km)
Land Area:
( land) 224,533 sq miles (581,540 sq km)
( water) 2,124 sq miles (5,501 sq km)
( TOTAL) 226,657 sq miles (587,041 sq km)

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Land Area: (all countries)
Land Divisions: There are 6 provinces in Madagascar. They are Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
Horizontal Width: 275.66 miles (443.63 km) from Morondava southeast to Manakara
Vertical Length: 692.28 miles (1,114.12 km) from Mahajanga south to Tolanaro

Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections
Bordering Countries: (0)
Geographic Center: About 23.38 miles (37.62 km) west of Antsirabe
Highest Point: Maromokotro 9,435 ft. (2,876 m)
Lowest Point: Indian Ocean 0 m
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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.

Madagascar Trivia

What Kind of Animals Live in Madagascar?

Many of the species of animals found in Madagascar cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Examples of these include lemurs, fossas, aye-ayes, tomato frogs, and the Madagascar long-eared owl.

Animals That Live in Madagascar

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