What is the capital city of Madagascar?

Antananarivo is the capital city of Madagascar.

Antananarivo, often abbreviated as Tana, sits in the island nation's central highlands. The city developed around a hilltop settlement associated with the Merina kingdom and became the capital of the Kingdom of Madagascar in the 18th century under King Andrianampoinimerina. Its elevated position helped make it a political and strategic center.

Today Antananarivo is Madagascar's largest urban area and the center of national government, commerce, education, and transport. The city is known for its historic upper town, rice fields, crowded lower districts, and distinctive highland architecture. Madagascar is the world's fourth-largest island and lies off southeastern Africa in the Indian Ocean.