Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, Malagasy and Madagasikara REPOBLIKAN’I Madagasikara, is a country located in the western part of the Indian Ocean, separated from Africa by the Mozambique channel wide 415 km.
Its capital is Antananarivo.
Madagascar is often called the « island continent », the « red island in the Indian Ocean » or the « eighth continent ».
Madagascar is part of the African continent and the African Union