🌍 Geography
Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
587,041 km²
Land Area
581,540 km²
Water Area
5,501 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
N/A km
Coastline
4,828 km
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center
Climate: tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
615m
Natural Resources
graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, rare earth elements, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
29,452,714
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
2.18%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
21.3 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
27.6 per 1,000
Death Rate
5.8 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- ANTANANARIVO: 3,872,000 people
Languages
- Malagasy (official) (Official) - 99.9%
- French (official) (Official) - 23.6%
- English - 8.2%
- other - 0.6%
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 77.9%, Female: 71.8%)
💼 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
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$52.97 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$17.42 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$1,700
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
4.2%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
null%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
22.5%
Industry
22.8%
Services
46.4%
Major Industries
meat processing, seafood, soap, beer, leather, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism, mining
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
semi-presidential republic
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 26 June (1960)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
0.17 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
3.5% of GDP
Education Expenditure
3% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
3
Notable Sites
- Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
- Ambohimanga Royal Hill
- Atsinanana Rainforests