Flag of Madagascar

🎨 What the flag means

Madagascar's flag has a white stripe running up and down beside the pole, with a red stripe on top and a green stripe below. When the flag was chosen in 1958, its colours had no fixed meaning. Today the president's office says red stands for national unity, green for hope, and white for freedom, safety and cleanliness.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

32 million (2024)

🏙️ Capital

Antananarivo1.3 million people (2018)

🗣️ Main language

MalagasyAlso official: French

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Madagascar is the world's fourth-largest island, lying in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa.
2. About two-thirds of all the world's chameleon species live in Madagascar, including the smallest chameleon known.
3. Most of the world's natural vanilla, the flavour in lots of ice cream and cakes, is grown in Madagascar.