Africa · Eastern Africa
Madagascar
Ambohimanga · Photo: Olivier Lejade · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Currency
- MGA
- Malagasy Ariary
- Local time
- East Africa TimeUTC+03:00
- Calling code
- +261
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C, E, J and K
Facts
Madagascar in figures
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Currency
- Malagasy Ariary MGAToday's indicative rate: MGA 1,000 ≈ USD 0.221Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: Malagasy, French and EnglishSpoken: French and Malagasy
- Time zones
- East Africa TimeUTC+03:00
- Calling code
- +261
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C, E, J and K127 V / 220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 117police118fire124ambulanceAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 32,740,678 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 587,040 km²
- Internet domain
- .mg
- Land borders
- None: an island or a coastal territory with no land border recorded
When to go
Climate across Madagascar
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
On the map
Where Madagascar is
The dashed box is the extent of the country's main landmass, from Natural Earth; outlying islands fall outside it. The dots are the cities with pages of their own.
Land borders
None: an island or a coastal territory with no land border recorded
Cities
Cities in Madagascar
Airports
Airports in Madagascar
Large airports
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to Madagascar
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