| Official name: |
Republic of Madagascar
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| Capital: |
Antananarivo
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| Area: |
total: 587,040 sq km
water: 5,500 sq km
land: 581,540 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
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| Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
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| Geographic coordinates: |
20 00 S, 47 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly less than twice the size of Arizona
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
4,828 km
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| Terrain: |
narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Maromokotro 2,876 m
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