Category: Madagascar

Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, bathed by the Indian Ocean and considered as part of Africa. The Republic of Madagascar has 24 million residents (2016). The capital is Antananarivo. In 1500, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to visit the island, which was colonized by the French in the 19th century. Independence was achieved in 1960.

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Madagascar, state of southeastern Africa; 587,000 km², 26.3 million residents (2019).Madagascar, which is separated from the African...