Madagascar

Key facts

Land borders

Madagascar shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Madagascar in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Madagascar is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 19 claims from the pool that are true of Madagascar, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• The Tropic of Capricorn passes through it1 of 10
• Its capital city's name begins with “A”1 of 16
• Its name begins with “M”1 of 18
• Has French as an official language1 of 27
• Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
• Is in Africa1 of 54
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177