MADAGASCAR
Natural history:
Isolated 180 million years ago, Madagascar is the oldest island on earth. As a result its natural history is unique.
Vazimba is the name given to the earliest inhabitants of Madagascar
Between 500 to 1500 years, the arrival of Indonesian, Malaysian, African, and Europeans.
Population: 25 million people
Madagascar is divided into 24 administrative regions since 2003 and has 18 different ethnic groups or tribes
Isolated 180 million years ago, Madagascar is the oldest island on earth. As a result its natural history is unique.
Vazimba is the name given to the earliest inhabitants of Madagascar
Between 500 to 1500 years, the arrival of Indonesian, Malaysian, African, and Europeans.
Geography: Full name: Republic of Madagascar
Size: 587, 041 square kilometers; the 4th largest island in the world after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo.
Motto: Fitiavana, Tanindrazana, Fandrosoana (Love, Fatherland, Progress)
Citizens: Malagasy
Main towns: Fianarantsoa ( Fianar) , Toamasiana ( Tamatave), Antsiranana ( Diego) , Mahajanga ( Majunga ), Taolagnaro (Fort Dophin) , Toamasiana ( Tamatave ) ,Toliara( Tulear) , Morondava, Nosy Be.
Climate: Madagascar has tropical climate, November to March is hot variable rainfall, and from April to October is dry and mild.
Southwest trade winds trop their moisture on the eastern mountain slopes and blow hot and dry in the west. North and northwest monsoon bring heavy rain in summer. There are also considerable variations of temperature dictated by altitude and altitude.
Average midday temperature in the dry season is 25 ° c in the highlands and 30 ° c on the coast.
The cyclone season is February and March
Main agriculture: Rice, coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa,cassava, bananas….
Staple food: Rice, one Malagasy consumes 135 kg per year
Currency: Ariary (Ar,MGA)
Language: The Indonesian origin of the Malagasy people shows strongly in the language which is spoken, with regional variatons of dialects throughout the island. Malagasy is a rich language because it’s full of images, proverbs and metaphores
