flag Madagascar
stamps    Southern Africa
country map    Antananarivo
--    587,040 sq km
--    16,473,477 (2002)
--    malagasy franc (MGF) /USD - 6,531.4
   (2002)
railways    total: - 893 km
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 893 km

flag Malawi
stamps    Southern Africa
country map    Lilongwe
--    118,480 sq km
--    10,701,824 (2002)
--    malawian kwacha (MWK) /USD - 67.3111
   (2002)
railways    total: - 797 km
   narrow 1.067-m gauge: 797 km

flag Malaysia
stamps    Southeastern Asia
country map    Kuala Lumpur
--    329 750 sq km
--    22 662 365 (2002)
--    ringgit (MYR) per US dollar - 3.8000
   (2002)
railways    total: - 1,801 km
   paved: 48,707 km
   unpaved: 15,965 km

flag Mali
stamps    Western Africa
country map    Bamako
--    1,240,000 sq km
--    11,340,480 (2002)
--    communaute financiere africaine franc (XOF) /USD - 742.79
   (2002)
railways    total: - 729 km
   narrow 1.000-m gauge: 729 km

flag Malta
stamps    Southern Europe
country map    Valletta
--    316 sq km
--    397,499 (2002)
--    maltese lira (MTL) /USD - 0.4542
   (2002)

flag Isle of Man
stamps    Western Africa
country map    Douglas
--    572 sq km
--    73,873 (2002)
--    manx pound (GBP); /USD - 0.6764
   (2001)
railways    total: - 68.5 km
   (43.5 km electrified)

flag Marshall Islands
stamps    Oceania
country map    Majuro
--    181.3 sq km
--    73,630 (2002)
--    US dollar (USD)

flag Mauritius
stamps    Southern Africa
country map    Port Louis
--    2,040 sq km
--    1,200,206 (2002)
--    mauritian rupee (MUR) /USD - 30.345
   (2002)

flag Mauritania
stamps    Northern Africa
country map    Nouakchott
--    1,030,700 sq km
--    2,828,858 (2002)
--    ouguiya (MRO) /USD - 254.350
   (2001)
railways    total: - 7,720 km
   paved: 830 km

flag Mexico
stamps    Middle America
country map    Mexico
--    1,972,550 sq km
--    104,907,991 (2003)
--    Mexican peso (MXN) /USD - 9.66
   (2002)
railways    total: - 19,510 km
   standard 1.435-m gauge: 19,510 km
   (2002)

flag Moldova
stamps    Western Europe
country map    Chisinau
--    33,843 sq km
--    4,455,421 (2004)
--    euro (EUR) /USD - 1.1324
   (2001)
railways    total: - 1.7 km
   standard 1.435-m gauge: 1.7 km

flag Monaco
stamps    Western Europe
country map    Monaco
--    1.95 sq km
--    31,987 (2002)
--    euro (EUR) /USD - 1.1324
   (2001)
railways    total: - 1.7 km
   standard 1.435-m gauge: 1.7 km

flag Mongolia
stamps    Northern Asia
country map    Ulaanbaatar
--    1,565,000 sq km
--    2,694,432 (2002)
--    togrog/tugrik (MNT) /USD - 1,101.29
   (2001)
railways    total: - 1,815 km
   broad 1.815-m gauge: 1,815 km

flag Morocco
stamps    Northern Africa
country map    Rabat
--    446,550 sq km
--    31,689,265 (2003)
--    dirham (MAD) /USD - 11.02
   (2002)
railways    total: - 1,907 km
   standard 1.435-m gauge: 1,907 km
   (1,003 km electrified)(2002)

flag Mozambique
stamps    Southern Africa
country map    Maputo
--    801,590 sq km
--    19,607,519 (2002)
--    metical (MZM) /USD - 23,314.2
   (2002)
railways    total: - 3,131 km
   narrow 1.067-m gauge: 2,988 km
   narrow 0.762-m gauge: 143 km

countries information: "The World Factbook 2001"