Madagascar is the world's fourth-largest island, an Indian Ocean nation famed for wildlife found nowhere else on Earth.
Overview
- Size: 587,041 km²
- Location: Indian Ocean, an island roughly 400 km off the southeastern coast of Africa.
- Coordinates: -18.766900°, 46.869100°
Governance
- Administrative type: Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic
- Languages: Malagasy and French (official)
Culture
A distinctive Austronesian-African fusion culture, with famadihana (turning of the bones) ancestral traditions and over 90% of its wildlife found nowhere else on Earth.
Economy
Vanilla (world's top producer), textiles, mining (nickel, cobalt), and ecotourism drive the export economy.
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