Madagaskar

  

Madagascar is the world’s fourth langest island country, situated off the

east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

 Scientists say that Madagascar broke off from Africa almost 160 million 

years ago.

Madagascar was ruled by the French for a very long time and became independent

only in 1960.

It became the Republic of Madagascar in 1993.

The population of Madagascar is 25 million.

Antananarivo, Madagascar’s capital, is also by far its largest city with

an estimated 1 million residents.

Hundreds of species of animals and plants, found nowhere in the

world, are found in Madagascar.

Over 100 species of lemurs are found only in Madagascar, of which 

the ring tailed lemur is quite famous.

Madagascar has one of the world’s precious stones but lit is one of

the poorest countries in the world.