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
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