About Madagascar
Madagascar is a country in East Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Madagascar. In Arabic, the name is written مدغشقر, and the capital أنتاناناريفو. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
The capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo. Antananarivo lies at about 19° south and 48° east. Madagascar has 2 official languages: French and Malagasy. Its currency is the Malagasy Ariary, with the symbol Ar and the international code MGA.
Madagascar covers about 587,041 square kilometres, which puts it 46th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It has no land border with any other country; the sea surrounds its territory on every side. Other countries in East Africa include Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Mozambique. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Madagascar with the other countries of the same region.