The Malagasy Empire is a average-sized nation located in Southeast Africa on the island of Madagascar, former Indian Ocean French Colonies, and Northern Mozambique. It was formed in 1946 by the Central Malagasy kingdom of Merina after unifying the island after it gained independence from France and splintered into many smaller nations. It is one of the few fully-industrialized African nations present in the world today. Its origins lie post-Eruption as the French colonial government collapsed, and the colony became independent. After a civil then independence war, the nation stabilised and in the series of wars following this, Malagasy managed to almost double in size, and became the regional power it is known to be today.