Republic of Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, approximately (587,000 2 km)
Madagascar has two seasons, a dry cooler season which starts in May and last until October and a hot rainy season which starts in November and last until April.
The capital of this island is Antananarivo
Most of the population or better to say 52% maintain their indigenous religious beliefs, other 41% are Christian and 7% are Islam.
Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in Africa. The people in this territory face many problems including poor health care, a poor educational system, economic problems and malnutrition.
Madagascar Island was under French rule from 1895-1957.
The currency unit in Madagascar is the ariary, which is divided into five iraimbilanja.
Ninety per cent of the people in Madagascar live on less than two dollars a day.
There are more than 100 species and sub-species of lemurs in Madagascar.