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Area > Comparative slightly less than twice the size of Arizona
Area > Land	581,540 sq km		[46th of 238]
Area > Total	587,040 sq km		[52nd of 250]
Capital city with population	Antananarivo - 1,000,000
Climate tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
Forested Land	20.2%		[121st of 193]
Geographic coordinates	20 00 S, 47 00 E
Land use > Arable land	5.03%		[150th of 258]
Largest city	Antananarivo
Largest city population	876,000		[96th of 174]
Largest city with population	Antananarivo - 1,000,000
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
Population density	25.58 people per sqkm		[175th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	31.99 people/m²		[153rd of 204]
Precipitation	1,459 mm		[17th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	587,040 km²		[44th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Maromokotro

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