Madagascar , officially the Republic of Madagascar , and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 kilometres (250 miles) off the coast of East Africa.
Madagascar, oo si rasmi ah u ah Jamhuuriyadda Madagascar, horeyna loogu yiqiin Jamhuuriyadda Madagascar, waa waddan jasiirad ah oo ku yaalla Badweynta Hindiya, qiyaastii 400 kiiloomitir waxay u jirtaa xeebta Bariga Afrika.