Island Details: Madagascar
Number of Islands (approx.)
761*
Island Details
world's fourth-largest island; one main island, several smaller islands and islets*
Type of Islands
continental*
Surface Area (km²)
587,041.00*
Terrain
narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center*
Highest Elevation (m)
2,876.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Maromokotro*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
29*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Population (total)
25,674,196*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2018*
Population Density (p/km²)
43.7*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2018*
Population Growth (annual %)
2.400*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2024*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
545*
Dominant Economic Sector
automotive components, beer, textiles, tourism, petroleum refining, mining*
Administration
semi-presidential republic*
Miscellaneous
approximately 90% of the flora and fauna on the island are found nowhere else*
