Madagascar
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
République Démocratique de Madagascar;
Repoblika Demokratika n'i Madagaskar
CAPITAL: Antananarivo
FLAG: The flag consists of a white v...
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Madagascar
Described as a crown jewel among earth's ecosystems, this 1,000-mi long (1,610-km) island-continent is a microcosm of Third World ecological problems. It abounds with unique specie...
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Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is located about 400 kilometers (250 miles) off the west coast of southern Africa in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique. It has a tropical climate along its nar...
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Madagascar
POPULATION 16,473,477CHRISTIAN 48 percentTRADITIONAL RELIGION 46 percentMUSLIM 5.4 percentOTHER 0.6 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
The island of Madagascar, which lies in the In...
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Area: 587,051 sq km (226,662 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 19,105,000Capital:
Antananarivo
Chief of state and head of government:
President
Marc
Ravalomanana
Though in 2006 much of the populati...
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A self-destructing palm tree that flowers once every 100 years and then dies has been discovered on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, botanists said Thursday.The name of the giant palm and its...
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Two opposition candidates said Monday they would go to court to challenge President Marc Ravalomanana's re-election and try to force a second round of voting.The Interior Ministry said Sunday that ...
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The Knoxville Zoo says it has become the first U.S. zoo to successfully breed Northern spider tortoises, a subspecies so rare they can no longer be exported from their native Madagascar off Africa'...
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Madagascar's president has been re-elected in the Indian Ocean island country, officials said Saturday, as authorities raided a former president's home searching for the leader of a failed coup.Pre...
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Johannesburg (dpa) - Low voter turnout in parliamentary elections
on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar on Sunday, in which the
ruling party took an early lead, could thr...
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