Madagascar

Madagascar overview

Madagascar is in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Antananarivo. The World Bank counts about 32.7 million people for 2025 on 591,896 km² of surface area.

Madagascar has no land border, either in Natural Earth's boundary data or in the Travle map, so no route in the game can start or end there.

Population, density and language

The World Bank counts 32,740,678 people in Madagascar for 2025, which is 49th of 170 by population. Spread over 591,896 km² of surface area (2024), that is about 55 people per km², 102nd of 169 by density.

Rankings compare the entries in Travle's country list that have World Bank data (170 with population, 169 with surface area). Some list entries are territories, so a rank here is not a rank among sovereign states.

CLDR shares are estimates of people who use each language, so they can add up to more than 100%.

How big is Madagascar, really?

With 591,896 km² (2024, land plus inland water), Madagascar is 48th of 169 by surface area and covers 0.42% of the combined area of those entries.

In that ordering, Kenya (591,970 km²) is just larger; Botswana (581,730 km²) just smaller.

Madagascar at a glance

Each figure is sourced in its own section below. "Not available" means no source used on this page has the figure.

Madagascar within Eastern Africa

Natural Earth places Madagascar in Eastern Africa (UN subregion). Of the 15 entries from Travle's country list in that subregion, Madagascar is 6th by population and 8th by surface area, with 6.4% of the combined population of those entries.

Entries in Eastern Africa from Travle's country list, by World Bank population

Country	Population (2025)	Area km² (2024)
Ethiopia	135,472,051	1,129,819
Tanzania	70,545,865	945,500
Kenya	57,532,493	591,970
Uganda	51,384,894	241,551
Mozambique	35,631,653	799,380
Madagascar	32,740,678	591,896
Malawi	22,216,120	118,484
Zambia	21,913,874	752,612
Somalia	19,654,739	637,657
Zimbabwe	16,950,795	390,760
Rwanda	14,569,341	26,340
Burundi	14,390,003	27,834
South Sudan	12,188,788	646,883
Eritrea	3,607,003	121,630
Djibouti	1,184,076	23,200

Sources: World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; subregion from Natural Earth 1:110m. A dash means the World Bank has no figure.

Location, borders and position

Madagascar is in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its outline in Natural Earth lies in the southern hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere. Its capital, Antananarivo, is at about 18.9° S and 47.5° E.

On land, Natural Earth's boundary data gives Madagascar 0 neighbours; the Travle game map gives it 0.

Sources: Natural Earth 1:110m (outline and capital) and 1:10m boundary lines (neighbours), public domain.

Where Madagascar is on the map

Countries bordering Madagascar

Without land neighbours there is nothing to compare between geography and the game.

Geographic column: Natural Earth 1:10m Admin-0 boundary lines (land) 5.1.0 (public domain), checked 2026-10-19; Natural Earth shows de facto boundaries and does not settle disputes. Travle column: the game's own border map.

Money and language in Madagascar

Currency

• Malagasy Ariary: code MGA, numeric 969. ISO 4217 lists it for this country only.

Official languages

• Malagasy: official only here, according to CLDR.
• French: official in 44 territories in CLDR, including Madagascar.
• English: official in 91 territories in CLDR, including Madagascar.

CLDR is a technical reference, not a legal text. Laws and constitutions can describe languages differently.

Currency, domain and dialling code

Madagascar codes and abbreviations

Sources: Natural Earth (ISO 3166-1), ISO 4217 list one (SIX), IANA Root Zone Database, ITU E.164 list; linked with dates in the sections above.

Fun facts about Madagascar

• French has official status in 44 territories in Unicode CLDR, Madagascar among them.
• English has official status in 91 territories in Unicode CLDR, Madagascar among them.
• Madagascar has no land border at all, so no route in Travle leads to it.
• UNESCO lists 3 World Heritage properties in Madagascar; the earliest inscription dates from 1990.

Each fact is calculated from the sources cited on this page.

How far can you travel from Madagascar in Travle?

Because Madagascar has no land neighbours in the game's map, no country can be reached from it and no route leads to it.

More countries in Eastern Africa

• Burundi
• Djibouti
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

World Heritage in Madagascar

UNESCO lists 3 World Heritage properties in Madagascar: 2 natural and 1 cultural. The first, inscribed in 1990, was Andrefana Dry Forests.

• Andrefana Dry Forests (natural, inscribed 1990)
• Royal Hill of Ambohimanga (cultural, inscribed 2001)
• Rainforests of the Atsinanana (natural, inscribed 2007)

Source: UNESCO World Heritage List (XML feed); checked 2026-10-19. Names as listed by UNESCO; descriptions on this page are our own.

Madagascar — frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Madagascar?

Antananarivo.

Does Madagascar border any country?

No. Neither Natural Earth's boundary data nor the Travle map gives it a land neighbour.

What currency and language does Madagascar use?

The currency is the Malagasy Ariary (MGA). Unicode CLDR gives Malagasy, French and English official status.

How many people live in Madagascar?

The World Bank counts 32,740,678 people for 2025.

How big is Madagascar?

591,896 km² of surface area (2024), according to the World Bank.

What is the dialling code and internet domain of Madagascar?

The international dialling code is +261 and the country-code domain is .mg.

What time zone does Madagascar use?

UTC+03:00 all year (2026).

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