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Some data about Madagascar

Madagascar is a country of 21,281,844 inhabitants, with an area of ​587,040 km², its capital is Antananarivo and its time zone is "Indian/Antananarivo". Its ISO code is "MG" in 2 positions and "MDG" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to Madagascar, you must dial your telephone code, which is 261. The currency used in Madagascar is the "Ariary" (MGA).

The administrative subdivision of Madagascar (administrative division) is made up of 6 Faritanin'mizakatena (level 1), 22 Faritra (level 2), 114 Districts (level 3) and 1578 Communes (level 4). Madagascar has 6 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants and 1 cities with more than one million inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of Madagascar with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of Madagascar to access a zoom level and finer details.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in Madagascar

Number of cities by importance (population) in Madagascar. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
6	2	1	1
10.4 %	7.5 %	6.5 %	6.5 %

• The 6 most important cities represent 10.4% of the entire population
• The 2 most important cities represent 7.5% of the entire population
• The 1 most important cities represent 6.5% of the entire population
• The 1 most important cities represent 6.5% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
6 Faritanin'mizakatena	1
22 Faritra	2
114 Districts	3
1578 Communes	4