Madagascar
Population
18,606,000 peopleCapital
AntananarivoCurrency
Malagasy ariaryLanguages spoken in Madagascar
Malagasy, French, EnglishMap of Madagascar
Area in square kilometers
587,041 km2Gross domestic product per capita
$ 905
deport all of Europe's Jews to Madagascar in what was known as the
Madagascar Plan. But action on the plan was never begun. After France
fell to Germany, the Vichy government administered Madagascar. During
the Battle of Madagascar, British troops occupied the strategic island
From about 1774 to 1824, Madagascar was a favourite haunt for pirates,
including Americans, one of whom brought Malagasy rice to South
Carolina. Many European sailors were shipwrecked on the coasts of the
island, among them Robert Drury whose journal is one of the only
Madagascar, is the fourth-largest island in the world, and is home to
5% of the world's plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are
endemic to Madagascar. They include the lemur
A sequel titled Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa was released on November
7, 2008, and picked up right where the first one left off, with the
same voicecast. A second sequel, Madagascar 3, is set for release in
2012
Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks
Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film
tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their
When the characters first arrive in Madagascar, he is the loudest
proponent of trying to return to the zoo. He is extremely fond of
eating steaks but has no idea that they come from animals until he
goes into withdrawal after 2 days of not eating after reaching
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isolated island, but studies prove people of Madagascar came from
Borneo and Africa. It is not fully known how the inhabitants came
there or if they were there already. (This is taken from the
Madagascar Welcome page) Only later did Arabs, Indians, and Jewish
Madagascar is a country that occupies a large island of the same name,
located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. It is the
fourth largest island in the world. Madagascar is famous for pepper,
vanilla, and lemurs.
While Madagascar is an island in the Indian Ocean, it was originally
settled by people from Indonesia and African descendant, which you can
clearly see when one looks at the photos of the inhabitants. Others
Madagascar is governed under the constitution of 1992 as amended. The
president, who is head of state, is elected by popular vote for a
five-year term and is eligible for a second term. The government is
Madagascar is made up of a highland plateau fringed by a lowland
coastal strip, narrow (c.30 mi/50 km) in the east and considerably
wider (c.60–125 mi/100–200 km) in the west. The plateau attains
greater heights in the north, where Mt
The economy of Madagascar is overwhelmingly agricultural, largely of a
subsistence type; the best farmland is in the east and northwest. The
principal cash crops are coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, and
cocoa. The main food crops are rice, cassava, beans, bananas, and
peanuts
Madagascar is a popular tourist destination in Africa so travelers
booking flights to Madagascar need to plan ahead, especially during
the holiday travel periods. More adventurous travelers can find cheap
flights to Madagascar during the rainy season, when heavy rainfall
Peak Season: The best time to book cheap flights to Madagascar is
between May and October, when cooler, milder weather prevails.
Temperatures typically span between 64-72 degrees.
Off-peak Season: The hot and rainy months of November to April aren't
that Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world. Situated on
the southeast corner of Africa, Madagascar is often described as a
plateau that rises on the east coast and descends into a strip of
rocks along the west coast
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Country profile: Madagascar
Forget Hollywood fripperies, Madagascar is like no place else on
earth. In fact, all things considered, it barely qualifies as part of
Africa: the two are separated by hundreds of kilometres of sea and 165
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Madagascar is a world apart. Its forests are home to indri indri,
diademed sifakas, aye-ayes, tenrecs, fossa, didiera and pachypodia.
For even the best-traveled naturelover, Madagascar offers a
kaleidoscope of discoveries. In fact, many of its rare and intriguing
Madagascar is geographically relative close to:
Comoros, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, South Africa
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Official Name:
Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
Republique de Madagascar
Madagascar is inhabited by various ethnic groups of Malayo-Indonesian,
mixed African and Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry. Five centuries
before the Europeans discovered the island Malayo-Indonesian seafarers
arrived in roughly the first century A.D., the Arabs followed in the
The focus of RBG Kew's programme in Madagascar has centered on
conservation and sustainable utilisation of Madagascar's plant
diversity.
History
About Madagascar
History, Culture, Cuisine and Language of Madagascar.
History of Madagascar
Madagascar has long been known for its unique and diverse species of
wildlife, but today, embracing a new philosophy of responsible
development with increased emphasis on biodiversity and cultural
richness, the Indian Ocean island nation is seen as a model for
Having discarded past socialist economic policies, Madagascar has
since the mid 1990s followed a World Bank- and IMF-led policy of
privatization and liberalization. This strategy placed the country on
a slow and steady growth path from an extremely low level.
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