# Outline of Madagascar

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Madagascar:
Madagascar – sovereign island nation located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. The Island of Madagascar is the fourth-largest island in the world, and is home to 5% of the world's plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are endemic to Madagascar. They include the lemur superfamily of primates, the carnivorous fossa, three bird families and six baobab species.

## General reference

* Pronunciation: /mædəˈɡæskɑːr/
* Common English country name: Madagascar
* Official English country name: The Republic of Madagascar
* Common endonym(s): Madagascar (French); Madagasikara (Malagasy)
* Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states la République de Madagascar (French); Repoblikan'i Madagasikara (Malagasy)
* Adjectival(s): Malagasy
* Demonym(s):
* International rankings of Madagascar
* ISO country codes: MG, MDG, 450
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MG
* Internet country code top-level domain: .mg

## Geography of Madagascar

Geography of Madagascar
* Madagascar is: a megadiverse island country
* Location:
** Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
** Africa (off its east coast)
*** East Africa
*** Southern Africa
** Indian Ocean
** Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
** Extreme points of Madagascar
*** High: Maromokotro 2,876 m (9,436 ft)
*** Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
** Land boundaries: none
** Coastline: Indian Ocean 4,828 km
* Population of Madagascar: 19,683,000 - 49th most populous country
* Area of Madagascar: 587,041 km$^2$
* Atlas of Madagascar

### Environment of Madagascar

* Climate of Madagascar
** Climate change in Madagascar
* Deforestation in Madagascar
* Illegal logging in Madagascar
* Ecoregions in Madagascar
* Geology of Madagascar
* Protected areas of Madagascar
** Biosphere reserves in Madagascar
** National parks of Madagascar
* Wildlife of Madagascar
** Fauna of Madagascar
*** Birds of Madagascar
*** Mammals of Madagascar

#### Natural geographic features of Madagascar

Landforms of Madagascar
* Glaciers in Madagascar: none
* Mountains of Madagascar
** Volcanoes in Madagascar
* Rivers of Madagascar
* World Heritage Sites in Madagascar

### Regions of Madagascar
#### Ecoregions of Madagascar

List of ecoregions in Madagascar
* Ecoregions in Madagascar

#### Administrative divisions of Madagascar

Administrative divisions of Madagascar
* Provinces of Madagascar
** Regions of Madagascar
*** Districts of Madagascar

##### Provinces of Madagascar

Provinces of Madagascar

##### Regions of Madagascar

Regions of Madagascar

##### Districts of Madagascar

Districts of Madagascar

##### Municipalities of Madagascar

Municipalities of Madagascar
* Capital of Madagascar: Antananarivo
* Cities of Madagascar

### Demography of Madagascar

Demographics of Madagascar

## Government and politics of Madagascar

Politics of Madagascar
* Form of government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
* Capital of Madagascar: Antananarivo
* Elections in Madagascar
* Political parties in Madagascar

### Branches of the government of Madagascar

Government of Madagascar

#### Executive branch of the government of Madagascar

* Head of state: President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina
* Head of government: Prime Minister of Madagascar, Christian Ntsay

#### Legislative branch of the government of Madagascar

* Parliament of Madagascar (bicameral)
** Upper house: Senate of Madagascar
** Lower house: National Assembly of Madagascar

#### Judicial branch of the government of Madagascar

Court system of Madagascar

### Foreign relations of Madagascar

Foreign relations of Madagascar
* Diplomatic missions in Madagascar
* Diplomatic missions of Madagascar

#### International organization membership

The Republic of Madagascar is a member of:

### Law and order in Madagascar

Law of Madagascar
* Cannabis in Madagascar
* Constitution of Madagascar
* Human rights in Madagascar
** Abortion in Madagascar
** LGBT rights in Madagascar
* Law enforcement in Madagascar

### Military of Madagascar

Military of Madagascar
* Command
** Commander-in-chief:
* Forces
** Army of Madagascar
** Navy of Madagascar
** Air Force of Madagascar

### Local government in Madagascar

Local government in Madagascar

## History of Madagascar

History of Madagascar

## Culture of Madagascar

Culture of Madagascar
* Architecture of Madagascar
* Cuisine of Madagascar
* Ethnic groups of Madagascar
* Languages of Madagascar
* National symbols of Madagascar
** Coat of arms of Madagascar
** Flag of Madagascar
** National anthem of Madagascar
* People of Madagascar
* Prostitution in Madagascar
* Public holidays in Madagascar
* Religion in Madagascar
** Christianity in Madagascar
** Hinduism in Madagascar
** Islam in Madagascar
* Women in Madagascar
* World Heritage Sites in Madagascar

### Art in Madagascar

* Cinema of Madagascar
* Literature of Madagascar
* Music of Madagascar

### Sports in Madagascar

Sports in Madagascar
* Football in Madagascar
* Madagascar at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Madagascar

Economy of Madagascar
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 127th (one hundred and twenty seventh)
* Agriculture in Madagascar
** Aquaculture in Madagascar
* Communications in Madagascar
** Internet in Madagascar
* Companies of Madagascar
* Currency of Madagascar: Ariary
** ISO 4217: MGA
* Health care in Madagascar
* Mining in Madagascar
** Visa policy of Madagascar
* Tourism in Madagascar
* Transport in Madagascar
** Airports in Madagascar
** Driving in Madagascar
** Rail transport in Madagascar

## Education in Madagascar

Education in Madagascar