Geography & Politics


Epochs

  • ENG
  • Kingdom of Madagascar
  • MLG
  • Fanjakan'ny Madagasikara
  • FRA
  • Royaume de Madagascar
  • ENG
  • Colony of Madagascar (and Dependencies)
  • MLG
  • Zanatany i Madagasikara
  • FRA
  • Colonie Madagascar (et Dépendances)
  • ENG
  • Malagasy Republic
  • MLG
  • Repoblika Malagasy
  • FRA
  • République Malgache
  • ENG
  • Malagasy Democratic Republic
  • MLG
  • Repoblika Demokratika Malagasy
  • FRA
  • République Démocratique Malgache
  • ENG
  • Republic of Madagascar
  • MLG
  • Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
  • FRA
  • République de Madagascar

Rulers

  • ENG
  • Radama I (,II)
  • MLG
  • Radama I (,II)
  • FRA
  • Radama Ier (,II)
  • ENG
  • Ranavalona I (,II,III)
  • MLG
  • Ranavalona I (,II,III)
  • FRA
  • Ranavalona Ière (,II,III)
  • ENG
  • Rasoherina
  • MLG
  • Rasoherina
  • FRA
  • Rasoherina

Titles

  • ENG
  • King / Queen of Madagascar
  • MLG
  • Mpanjaka'ny Madagasikara
  • FRA
  • Roi / Reine de Madagascar

Currencies


Units: Ariary

  • ENG
  • Eranambatry (= 1/72 Ariary)
  • MGL
  • Eranambatry
  • ENG
  • Sikaji (= 1/8 Ariary)
  • MGL
  • Sikaji

Units: Franc

The denominations of the Franc currencies were not translated into Malagasy but expressed in terms of the pre-colonial Ariary currency, based on the relation Ariary = 5 Francs. Since there was no word for the fifth of the Ariary, a neologism had to be created for the Franc coin.

  • ENG
  • 5 Francs
  • MGL
  • Ariary
  • ENG
  • 2 Francs
  • MGL
  • Venty sy Kirobo (= 16+14 = 512 Ariary)
  • ENG
  • 1 Franc
  • MGL
  • Iraimbilanja
  • ENG
  • 50 Cents
  • MGL
  • Lasiroa (= 2½*124 = 548 Ariary)
  • ENG
  • 25 Cents
  • MGL
  • Pitoventy sy Voamena (= 196+124 = 596 Ariary)
  • ENG
  • 20 Cents
  • MGL
  • Voamena (= 124 Ariary)
  • ENG
  • 10 Cents
  • MGL
  • Ilavoamena (= 148 Ariary)
  • ENG
  • 5 Cents
  • MGL
  • Varifitoventy (= 196 Ariary)
  • ENG
  • 2 Cents
  • MGL
  • Variteloventy (= 1240 Ariary)
  • ENG
  • 1 Cent
  • MGL
  • Variraiventy (= 1720 Ariary)

Institutions