Madagascar

Republic of Madagascar · Madagasikara

Madagascar (MG, MDG) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Antananarivo as its capital. The currency is the Malagasy Ariary (MGA, MGA). The international dialling code is +261 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 032 12 345 67. The time zone is Indian/Antananarivo. Official languages: Malagasy, French, and English.

CurrencyMGAMGA

Dial code+261e.g. 032 12 345 67

Time zoneAntananarivoUTC+03:00

LanguageMalagasy+2 more

CapitalAntananarivo

Population29.5M587K km²

Overview

Official name: Republic of Madagascar
Native name: Madagascar · Madagasikara
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: MG
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: MDG
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 450
IOC code: MAD
Demonym: Malagasy
Capital: Antananarivo
Region: Africa › Eastern Africa
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Eastern Africa
United Nations
Internet domain: .mg
Coordinates: -20, 47
Area: 587,041 km²
Population: 29,452,700
GDP: $51.3B ($1.7K per person)
Literacy: 64.5%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: None

Currency

Malagasy Ariary MGA

Symbol: MGA narrow Ar
Minor units: None (0 decimals)
Example: Ar 1,235

Former currencies: MGF

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Malagasy mg	Official	90% (26.5M)
French fr	Official	27% (8M)
English en	Official	18% (5.3M)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Indian/Antananarivo		UTC+03:00	none	East Africa Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +261
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: 0
National number length: 9 digits
Emergency number: 17 pattern 1(?:1[78]|[78])

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	020 21 234 56	+261 20 21 234 56	XXX XX XXX XX	9
Mobile	032 12 345 67	+261 32 12 345 67	XXX XX XXX XX	9
VoIP	022 12 345 67	+261 22 12 345 67	XXX XX XXX XX	9

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Show the 1 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2})`	`[23]`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}

{Organization}

{Street address}

{Postal code} {City}

No data.

Postal code

Pattern: \d{3}
Examples: 501 · 101

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23), also h
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: en-MG
fr-MG
mg-MG

Number and date formats

As written by the Malagasy (Madagascar) locale (mg-MG), amounts in MGA.

Number: 1,234,567.891
Percent: 45.7%
Currency (MGA): Ar 1,234,568
Accounting: -Ar 1,234,568
Currency, name: 1,234,568 Ariary
Compact short: 1.2M
Compact long: 1.2M
Scientific: 1.235E6
Speed: 88 km/h
Temperature: 21.5°C
Date, full: Zoma 27 Martsa 2026
Date, long: 27 Martsa 2026
Date, medium: 2026 Mar 27
Date, short: 2026-03-27
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 2026 Mar 27 15:04
Month and year: Martsa 2026
Weekday: Zoma
Relative time: Omaly · +3 d · -2 h
List: and: A, B, and C
List: or: A, B, or C