WAGNER IN MADAGASCAR

AREA: total: 587,041 sq km
Coastline: 4828 km

POPULATION:28,812,195 (2023 est.)
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE: 70.7% (2012 est.)

URBANIZATION: 40.6% of total population (2023)

ETHNIC GROUPS: Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry – Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran

RELIGIONS: Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%, Roman Catholic 32.3%, other Christian 8.1%, traditional/Animist 1.7%, Muslim 1.4%, other 0.6%, none 21.9% (2021 est.)

AGES:
0-14 years: 37.47% (male 5,451,018/female 5,343,865)

15-64 years: 58.72% (male 8,481,873/female 8,437,644)

65 years and over: 3.81% (2023 est.) (male 506,495/female 591,300)

GOVERNMENT TYPE:
SemiPresidential Republic

INDEPENDENCE:
June 26, 1960 (from France)

CHIEF OF STATE: President Andry RAJOELINA (since 21 January 2019)

Head of government: Prime Minister Christian NTSAY (since 6 June 2018)

MILITARY STRENGTH:
approximately 13,000 personnel (12,000 Army; 500 Navy; 500 Air Force); estimated 10,000 Gendarmerie (2022)

SOURCE: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/madagascar/#military-and-security

Although there is no known military operation of Wagner in Madagascar, there were operatives  associated with Wagner PMC and Russian Federation who were interfering in the 2018 presidential election. There has been an ongoing Russian disinformation campaign aimed at the country.