Outline of Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar, formerly the Malagasy Republic, is a 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. They include the lemur infraorder of primates, the carnivorous fossa, three bird families and six baobab species.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Madagascar:

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):
• Etymology: Name of Madagascar
• 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

• Madagascar is: a 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 - 55th most populous country

• Area of Madagascar: 587,041 km²
• Atlas of Madagascar

Environment of Madagascar

• Climate of Madagascar
• Environmental issues in Madagascar
• Ecoregions in Madagascar
• Renewable energy in Madagascar
• Geology of Madagascar
• Protected areas of Madagascar
  • Biosphere reserves in Madagascar
  • National parks of Madagascar
• Wildlife of Madagascar
  • Flora of Madagascar
  • Fauna of Madagascar
    • Birds of Madagascar
    • Mammals of Madagascar

Natural geographic features of Madagascar

• Glaciers in Madagascar: none ^[2]
• Islands of Madagascar
• Lakes of Madagascar
• Mountains of Madagascar
  • Volcanoes in Madagascar
• Rivers of Madagascar
  • Waterfalls of Madagascar
• Valleys of Madagascar
• World Heritage Sites in Madagascar

Regions of Madagascar

Ecoregions of Madagascar

Administrative divisions of Madagascar

• Provinces of Madagascar
  • Regions of Madagascar
    • Districts of Madagascar

Provinces of Madagascar

Regions of Madagascar

Districts of Madagascar

Municipalities of Madagascar

• Capital of Madagascar: Antananarivo
• Cities of Madagascar

Demography of Madagascar

Government and politics of Madagascar

Main article: Government of Madagascar and Politics of Madagascar

• Form of government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Madagascar: Antananarivo
• Elections in Madagascar
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Madagascar
• Political scandals of Madagascar
• Taxation in Madagascar

Branches of the government of Madagascar

Executive branch of the government of Madagascar

• Head of state: President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Madagascar, Charles Rabemananjara
• Cabinet of Madagascar

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

• Supreme Court 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) Organization 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

• Capital punishment in Madagascar
• Constitution of Madagascar
• Crime in Madagascar
• Human rights in Madagascar
  • LGBT rights in Madagascar
  • Freedom of religion in Madagascar
• Law enforcement in Madagascar

Military of Madagascar

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Madagascar
• Forces
  • Army of Madagascar
  • Navy of Madagascar
  • Air Force of Madagascar
  • Special forces of Madagascar
• Military history of Madagascar
• Military ranks of Madagascar

Local government in Madagascar

History of Madagascar

Main articles: Timeline of the history of Madagascar, History of Madagascar, Current events of Madagascar

• Economic history of Madagascar
• Military history of Madagascar

Culture of Madagascar

• Architecture of Madagascar
• Cuisine of Madagascar
• Ethnic groups of Madagascar
• Ethnic minorities in Madagascar
• Festivals in Madagascar
• Humor in Madagascar
• Languages of Madagascar
• Media in 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
• Records of Madagascar
• Religion in Madagascar
  • Buddhism in Madagascar
  • Christianity in Madagascar
  • Hinduism in Madagascar
  • Islam in Madagascar
  • Judaism in Madagascar
  • Sikhism in Madagascar
• Women in Madagascar
• World Heritage Sites in Madagascar

Art in Madagascar

• Art in Madagascar
• Cinema of Madagascar
• Literature of Madagascar
• Music of Madagascar
• Television in Madagascar
• Theatre in Madagascar

Sports in Madagascar

• Football in Madagascar
• Madagascar at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Madagascar

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 127th (one hundred and twenty seventh)

• Agriculture in Madagascar
• Banking in Madagascar
  • National Bank of Madagascar
• Communications in Madagascar
  • Internet in Madagascar
• Companies of Madagascar
• Currency of Madagascar: Ariary
  • ISO 4217: MGA
• Economic history of Madagascar
• Energy in Madagascar
  • Energy policy of Madagascar
  • Oil industry in Madagascar
• Health care in Madagascar
• Mining in Madagascar
• Tourism in Madagascar
• Transport in Madagascar
  • Airports in Madagascar
  • Rail transport in Madagascar
  • Roads in Madagascar
• Water supply and sanitation in Madagascar

Education in Madagascar

See also

• 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

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Madagascar

Government

• The Madagascar Government official site
• National Assembly of Madagascar official site (English)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar Official site
• 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
• Madagascar Photos Madagascar

Directories

• Outline of Madagascar at the Open Directory Project
• 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
• Yahoo! - 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

Miscellaneous

• Old maps of Madagascar by CEGET library (CNRS, France)
• Azafady UK charity and Malagasy NGO working in southeast Madagascar to alleviate poverty, improve well-being and protect beautiful unique environments with the help of its award winning volunteering programmes.
• Shama Foundation of Madagascar charitable organization providing scholarships for underprivileged students in Madagascar
• Opinions of La Haute Cour Constitutionelle du Madagascar
• Madagascar Constitution
• Outline of Madagascar travel guide from Wikitravel
• Blue Ventures award winning not-for-profit organisation dedicated to facilitating projects and expeditions that enhance global marine conservation and research. Based in Andavadoaka, South West coast of Madagascar.
• Foko-madagascar not-for-profit organization and Rising Voices grantee project dedicated to the use of ICT as a tool to promote sustainable development, especially combining human development and the protection of the environment.

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