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The Malagasy Republic was a state situated in Southeast ___MASK44___ . It was established in 1958 as an autonomous republic within the newly created French Community and existed until the proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar in 1975 . Maromokotro or Maromokotra is the highest mountain on Madagascar at 2 , 876 metres ( 9 , 436 ft ) high . It is located in the Tsaratanana Massif inside the Tsaratanana Reserve in the northern part of the island . The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by ___MASK99___ on the north , on the west by ___MASK44___ , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of India . The Indian Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian sea "", in Hindi . Tsaratanana Reserve is a nature reserve of Madagascar . The park is located at a high altitude and is closed to the public . The reserve provides a significant amount of water to the area , and many rivers exist in the area , such as Bemarivo river , Sambirano river and the Ramena or Mahavavy River . The reserve also has two waterfalls and thermal baths . Madagascar , officially the Republic of Madagascar , and previously known as the Malagasy Republic , is an island country in the Indian Ocean , off the coast of Southeast ___MASK44___ . The nation comprises the island of Madagascar ( the fourth - largest island in the world ), and numerous smaller peripheral islands . Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana , Madagascar split from the Indian peninsula around 88 million years ago , allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation . Consequently , Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot ; over 90 % of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth . The island ' s diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife are threatened by the encroachment of the rapidly growing human population and other environmental threats . India , officially the Republic of India (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South ___MASK99___ . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . India ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad .