Madagascar

Country in Eastern Africa

Madagascar is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital in Antananarivo. About 32.7 million people live there (2025), making it the 49th most populous of the 195 countries. At 587,041 km², it is the 45th largest country by area. It has no land borders.

Madagascar at a glance

Capital: Antananarivo
Population (2025): 32.7 million
Area: 587,041 km²
Density: 56 per km²
Official languages: French, Malagasy
Currency: Malagasy ariary
People: Malagasy
Calling code: +261
Internet domain: .mg
Coast: Surrounded by sea

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How Madagascar compares

Population rank

49th of 195

15th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

45th of 195

21st of 54 in Africa

Crowding

56 per km²

More crowded than 33% of countries

Similar in size: Botswana (582,000 km²).
Similar population: Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) (32.7 million).
Madagascar is the only place that uses the Malagasy ariary.
French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.
Malagasy is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Madagascar

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Its emoji clues

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How players do with Madagascar

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Madagascar so far, from 88 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

81% right

161st hardest of 176 · 88 answers

Players find Madagascar on the map in 81% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest.

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Madagascar has no land borders

Madagascar shares no land border with another country.

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3. Which has more people?

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Questions about Madagascar

Is Madagascar a country?

Yes. Madagascar is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Madagascar?

The capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo.

Does Madagascar have any land borders?

No. Madagascar is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.

How big is Madagascar?

Madagascar covers 587,041 km², about the same size as Botswana (582,000 km²).

Is Madagascar hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Madagascar in 81% of 88 tries, 161st hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count.

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