Programming & Development / April 11, 2025

How to Represent Madagascar’s Provinces in Java and SQL Using ISO 3166-2 Codes

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🇲🇬 Java Enum: Madagascar’s Provinces

Madagascar is officially divided into 6 provinces according to ISO 3166-2:MG. Here's a Java enum representation:

java

public enum MadagascarProvince {
    ANTANANARIVO("MG-T"),
    FIANARANTSOA("MG-F"),
    MAHAJANGA("MG-M"),
    TOAMASINA("MG-A"),
    TOLIARA("MG-U"),
    ANTSIRANANA("MG-D");

    private final String code;

    MadagascarProvince(String code) {
        this.code = code;
    }

    public String getCode() {
        return code;
    }
}

🗃️ SQL Table and Insert Statements

sql

CREATE TABLE madagascar_provinces (
    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
    name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
    code VARCHAR(8) NOT NULL UNIQUE
);

INSERT INTO madagascar_provinces (name, code) VALUES
('Antananarivo', 'MG-T'),
('Fianarantsoa', 'MG-F'),
('Mahajanga', 'MG-M'),
('Toamasina', 'MG-A'),
('Toliara', 'MG-U'),
('Antsiranana', 'MG-D');

✅ Summary

This setup includes all 6 ISO-defined provinces of Madagascar, which is ideal for regional data models in Java backends and SQL databases.



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