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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Arizona |
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Area > Land
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581,540 sq km |
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[46th of 238]
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Area > Total
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587,040 sq km |
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[52nd of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Antananarivo - 1,000,000 |
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Climate
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south |
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Forested Land
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20.2% |
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[121st of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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20 00 S, 47 00 E |
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Land use > Arable land
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5.03% |
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[150th of 258]
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Largest city
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Antananarivo |
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Largest city population
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876,000 |
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[96th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Antananarivo - 1,000,000 |
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Location
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique |
Map references
Africa |
Natural hazards
periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation |
Natural resources
graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower |
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Population density
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25.58 people per sqkm |
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[175th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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31.99 people/m²
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[153rd of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,459 mm |
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[17th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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587,040 km²
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[44th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Maromokotro |
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... View all Geography stats
SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Madagascar, Republic of Madagascar, Republique de Madagascar
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