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About Madagascar

Madagascar was admitted as a SADC Member State at the 25th SADC Summit held in Gaborone, Botswana on 17-18 August 2005, and undertook to implement the programmes for regional integration, particularly opening up of the market to facilitate trade and investment. Madagascar is an island situated 400 km off the east coast of Africa, separated from the mainland by the Mozambique Channel. It is the fourth largest island in the world, stretching 1,580 km from north to south and 600 km from east to west, with a coastline of about 5,000 km. The topography is varied; hilly in the north and in the central part of the island (high plateaus with altitude between 1,200 and 1,500 metres) and plains in the east, west and south.

Facts & Figures

Capital City: Antananarivo

Area of Country: 587295 km²

Currency: Malagasy ariary (MGA ) 1 MG = 100 centimes

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Head of Government: Christian Louis Ntsay

Head of State: H.E Andry Rajoelina

Independence Day: 26 Jun 1960

Official Languages: Malagasy and French

Natural Resources: Graphite, Chromites, Mica, Bauxite, Quartz, Semi-Precious Stones, Coffee, Textiles Graphite, Chromites, Mica, Bauxite, Quartz, Semi-Precious Stones, Coffee, Textiles

National Planning Entity The National Planning Entity (NPE) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinate the preparation of the Ministry's strategic planning documents; ensure consistency and technical liaison between the actions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General State Policy, as well as with all general and sectoral political orientations; prepare and consolidate periodic work plans in line with the Government's overall Mission and the specific Mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, based on data collected at the level of the Central Department and Madagascar's External Representations; develop tools and working methods in the fields of planning, monitoring, evaluation and capitalization of achievements; set up a monitoring-evaluation system to measure the progress of the various programs; support the various structures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the operationalization of the monitoring-evaluation system; and prepare and consolidate action plans, as well as periodic and ad hoc reports for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Learn More >>

Programmatic Working Areas

Human capital (education, health, social protection, access to drinking water for all, sport)

Industrialization and economic transformation (industrialization, development of the telecommunications sector, development of the mining sector, improvement of agricultural production, development of tourism, modernization of Madagascar, development of the energy sector)

Good governance and the rule of law (peace and security, the fight against corruption, digital transformation and public finance reform, decentralization, the challenges of climate change and the environment, culture)

Key Documents