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Madagascar
20.0S 47.0E · 31 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE · 26 JUNE 1960
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1960 – present · Independence & the Republics
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26 June 1960 · Independence from France 3 REFS
1975 · Ratsiraka and the socialist republic 2 REFS
1861 – 1947 · French Conquest & Colony
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1890 · Britain accepts a French protectorate 2 REFS
1895 · French capture Antananarivo 2 REFS
1787 – 1861 · The Merina Monarchy
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1787–1810 · Andrianampoinimerina unifies Imerina 2 REFS
1810s–1820s · Radama I, Britain and the missionaries 3 REFS
c. 1500 – 1787 · Coastal Kingdoms & the Pirate Coast
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16th–17th centuries · Portuguese and French trading posts 1 REF
early–mid 17th century · Rise of the Sakalava kingdom 2 REFS
c. 5th century CE – c. 1500 · Settlement & the Making of the Malagasy
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c. 5th–7th century CE · Austronesian settlement of Madagascar 3 REFS
1st millennium CE · Bantu African arrivals 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Population
- 25 m
- Area
- 587,041 km²
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Languages
- French, Malagasy
- Currency
- Malagasy ariary (Ar)
- Demonym
- Malagasy
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$20 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$599’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
3.0%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
8.1%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
54.2%’25 WB-WDI
Society
Population
33 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
32.9%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
3.9’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
74.7%’21 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
44.2’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
57.7’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
34.6’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
43.1’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
41.8’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
27.4’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
3.4%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.17’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
62.4’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
46.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
22.1%’24 WB-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
74.7%’21 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
3.0%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
132.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
34.1%’21 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
6.1%’23 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
0.0%’17 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
33’18 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
18.7%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
75’23 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
1.0%’24 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
581,800 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
21.3%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
70.3%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.1’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
83.1%’22 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
5.5%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
5.4%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
42.5%’24 WB-WDI
Cobalt (mined)
3,900 t’25 USGS-MCS
Rare earths
2,700 t’25 USGS-MCS
Military
Military burden
0.7%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$122 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
22,000’20 WB-SIPRI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($20 B), superseding 2024 ($17 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($599), superseding 2024 ($545) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (3.0%), superseding 2024 (4.2%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (8.1%), superseding 2024 (7.6%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2025 observation published (54.2%), superseding 2024 (55.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (42.5%), superseding 2023 (39.4%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (33 m), superseding 2024 (32 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (32.9%), superseding 2024 (32.4%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14