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Madagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean whose nearest neighbors are Réunion, Mauritius, Mayotte, and Mozambique. It was formerly a colony of France. The official languages are Malagasy and French.[1]
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Regions
Modern Madagascar is divided into 22 regions. The regions used to be second-tier administrative divisions until 2009, when the provinces were dissolved and the regions became first-tier administrative divisions.
| Regions (as of 2009) | Former Provinces[2][3] |
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| Diana (1) | Antsiranana |
| Sava (2) | Antsiranana |
| Itasy (3) | Antananarivo |
| Analamanga (4) | Antananarivo |
| Vakinankaratra (5) | Antananarivo |
| Bongolava (6) | Antananarivo |
| Sofia (7) | Mahajanga |
| Boeny (8) | Mahajanga |
| Betsiboka (9) | Mahajanga |
| Melaky (10) | Mahajanga |
| Alaotra Mangoro (11) | Toamasina |
| Atsinanana (12) | Toamasina |
| Analanjirofo (13) | Tomasina |
| Amoron'i Mania (14) | Fianarantsoa |
| Haute-Matsiatra (15) | Fianarantsoa |
| Vatovavy-Fitovinany (16) | Fianarantsoa |
| Atsimo-Atsinanana (17) | Fianarantsoa |
| Ihorombe (18) | Fianarantsoa |
| Menabe (19) | Toliara |
| Atsimo-Andrefana (20) | |
| Androy (21) | Toliara |
| Anosy (22) | Toliara |
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Madagascar," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar, accessed 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Regions of Madagascar," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Madagascar, accessed 13 Feb 2024.
- ↑ Institut National de la Statistique, Madagascar.