Madagascar

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Madagascar is a large island nation in the Indian Ocean renowned for its unique biodiversity and high rate of endemic species.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN member state
island country
sovereign state
areaRankWorld 46
areaSquareKilometres 587041
biodiversityNote hosts a very high rate of endemic species
biogeographicRealm Afrotropical realm
callingCode +261
capital Antananarivo
climate arid in south
temperate inland
tropical along coast
continent Africa
currency Malagasy ariary
currencyCode MGA
demonym Malagasy
drivesOn right
governmentType unitary semi-presidential republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Madagascar
headOfStateTitle President of Madagascar
highestElevationMetres 2876
highestPoint Maromokotro
independenceDate 1960-06-26
independenceFrom France
internetTLD .mg
knownFor unique biodiversity
largestCity Antananarivo
legislature Parliament of Madagascar
locatedIn Indian Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf East Africa
surface form: Southeastern Africa
lowerHouse National Assembly of Madagascar
majorIsland Nosy Be
Île Sainte-Marie
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
traditional beliefs
majorRiver Betsiboka River
Mangoky River
Tsiribihina River
officialLanguage French
Malagasy
populationDensityPerSquareKilometre about 50
populationEstimate approximately 30 million
populationEstimateYear 2023
regionalOrganizationMembership African Union
Indian Ocean Commission
Francophonie
surface form: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie

Southern African Development Community
separatedFrom Mozambique Channel
timeZone UTC+3
UNMembershipDate 1960-09-20
upperHouse Senate of Madagascar

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Africa hasMajorIsland Madagascar
Testudinidae distribution Madagascar
Last Chance to See setting Madagascar
French colonial empire territory Madagascar
Southern Hemisphere contains Madagascar
Indian Ocean hasMajorIsland Madagascar
French officialLanguageOf Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa contains Madagascar
Haredi Jews populationCenter Madagascar
Africa Rocks hasExhibitZone Madagascar
this entity surface form: Madagascar zone
Africa Rocks includesSpeciesFrom Madagascar
East Africa includesCountry Madagascar
Francophonie hasMajorMember Madagascar
Réunion locatedEastOf Madagascar
ECCAS memberState Madagascar
Nile crocodile foundIn Madagascar
Mayotte locatedBetween Madagascar
East Africa Time usedInCountry Madagascar
French Community memberState Madagascar
French Union includesTerritory Madagascar
Rhipsalis nativeRange Madagascar
Chris Rock notableWork Madagascar
breakup of Gondwana separates Madagascar
this entity surface form: Madagascar from Africa
French Empire majorColony Madagascar
Mozambique Channel separates Madagascar
Mozambique Channel borders Madagascar
Nepenthaceae nativeTo Madagascar
Dorstenia nativeTo Madagascar
Obetia nativeTo Madagascar
FET usedInCountry Madagascar
Somali Plate contains Madagascar
Urera nativeTo Madagascar
Prunus africana nativeTo Madagascar