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Republic of Madagascar
In Malagasy : Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
Area 587,041 km2
Population 28,916,000 inh. in 2021 (Malagasy)
Density 49.3 inh./km2
Life expectancy Mean : 64.5 years    Female : 66.9 years    Male : 62.2 years
Languages Malagasy, French
Ethnic groups The malagasy people consists of 18 ethnic groups of indo-malay or african origin and of french, comoran, indian, pakistani et chinese minorities.
Capital Antananarivo, commonly called "Tana" : 3,209,933 inh.
Altitudes Maximum : 2,876 m (Maromokotro)
Minimum  : 0 m (sea level)
Time zone UTC+3h Exact time
Currency Malagasy ariary (MGA) divided into 5 iraimbilanja. Replaced the Malagasy franc (MGF) on January 1, 2005 (1 Malagasy franc = 1 iraimbilanja). Conversion
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