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Madagascar
Republic of Madagascar
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Population
31.73M
Capital
Antananarivo
Area
587,041 km²
Currency
MGA
Malagasy ariary
Statistics
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GDP (current US$)
$17.42B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$545
as of 2024
Population
31.96M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
2.4%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
7.6%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
3.1%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
18.7%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
63.84
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
3.4%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
3.0%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
32.4%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
3.91
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
55.0%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
581,800
as of 2023
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About Madagascar
- Languages
- French, Malagasy
- Currencies
- Malagasy ariary (MGA)
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Demonym
- Malagasy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- MG · MDG
- Map
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