Countries of the World: Madagascar
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In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Madagascar.
Madagascar is an island nation on the African continent with a Westerly coastline along the Mozambique Channel and the Indian Ocean to the East with a population of just over 29 million people in 2022.
You pronounce Madagascar like this: MAD-AH-GASS-KAH
Key information and contact details for Madagascar
Official Language: Malagasay.
Secondary Language(s): French.
Madagascar dialling code: +261.
Madagascar currency: Malagasy ariary.
Madagascar Capital City: Antananarivo.
Madagascar International Airport: Ivato International Airport, N52, Antananarivo, Madagascar. Phone Number: +261 20 22 440 41.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 117. Ambulance: 124. Fire: 118.
British Embassy: British Embassy Antananarivo, Ninth Floor Tour Zital, Ravoninahitriniarivo Street, Ankorondrano, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar. Phone Number: +261 (0) 2022 33 053.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy, Lot 207 A Andranoro, Antehiroka, 105 Antananarivo, Madagascar. Phone Number: +261 33 44 320 00.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/madagascar.