Practical information
Capital
Antananarivo
Major towns and cities
Manakara, Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Mahajanga
Official languages
Malagasy
Population
20 million
Currency
Ariary (MGA)
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Time zone
UTC +3h
Country code
+261 +area code +number of the person you are calling
Tourism & local way of life
Climate
Equatorial north and northwest, very wet equatorial throughout the East Coast, semi-desert in the south.
Best time to visit
April to October
Partenaires
: The social network for expats living in Madagascar
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