Outline of Madagascar explained

See also: Index of Madagascar-related articles.

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.^[1] 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.^[2] They include the lemur superfamily of primates, the carnivorous fossa, three bird families and six baobab species.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Madagascar
• Official English country name: The Republic of Madagascar
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Malagasy
• Demonym(s):
• International rankings of Madagascar
• ISO country codes: MG, MDG, 450
• ISO region codes: See
• 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 28760NaN0
    • 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 km²
• 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 ^[3]
• 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:^[1]

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• Indian Ocean Commission (InOC)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)

• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

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

See also

Madagascar

• Index of Madagascar-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Madagascar-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

External links

Government

• The Madagascar Government official site
• National Assembly of Madagascar official site (English)
• Embassies and Consulates
  • Canada Hungary Washington DC

News

• allAfrica.com - Madagascar news headline links
• - Madagascar conservation story

Overviews

• BBC News Country Profile - Madagascar
• CIA World Factbook - Madagascar
• MADAGASIKARA.it many information about madagascar and specially NOSY BE - Madagascar
• WildMadagascar.org Overview, news, photos, cultural history. English and French

Directories

• • Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Madagascar directory category
• The Index on Africa - Madagascar directory category
• University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Madagascar directory category

Ecology

• Madagascar's National Parks and Reserves official park website
• Conservation International - Madagascar overview pages
• Madagascar Wildlife Conservation MWC is a Malagasy non-profit association, which organises and pursues community-based conservations projects
• New York Academy of Sciences Conserving Madagascar - Podcast by Helen Crowley

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 3, 2009. Madagascar. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
2. Web site: April 1, 2015 . Madagascar . UCLA African Studies Center.
3. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.