• International Calendar 2025


​Madagascar

Republic of Madagascar

République de Madagascar / Repoblikan’i Madagasikara

Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean

AREA 227K mi2; 587K km2  [49th largest of 257 countries]

ARABLE 6% 

POP 28.8M(127/mi2; 49/km2) [53rd highest of 237 countries]

GOV’T Semi-presidential republic 

CAPITAL Antananarivo (4M) 

GDP/CAPITA $1,500

UNEMPLOYMENT 2.6% 

IN POVERTY 71% 

LIFE EXP 69 years 

MEDIAN AGE 21 yrs 

INFANT MORT 38/1K live births (32nd

LITERACY 77% 

LANGUAGES Malagasy and French (both official), English, other 

RELIGIONS Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran /Anglican 34%, Roman Catholic 32%, other Christian 8%, traditional 2%, Muslim 1%, other 1%, none 2%

HEALTH 4% of GDP 

EDUCATION 3% of GDP (157th

MILITARY 0.7% of GDP (140th

LABOR FORCE 

Agriculture 24%, industry 20%, services 56%

PCVs 1993–2009, 2009–present   CURRENT: 52; TTD: 1,694

Madagascar

Approaching Madagascar’s Avenue of Baobabs at dawn is like stepping into a medieval cathedral: you are entering a place that is awe-inspiring, ancient, and vast. The grove of giants stands like an arboreal sanctuary 

in a landscape otherwise denuded by rice fields, and cut through by a national road.

 

The baobab is second in iconic status only to Madagascar’s endangered lemur. In fact, the two are intricately linked: the giant tree needs the tiny primate to pollinate its flowers, and the lemurs need the baobabs for food, water, and shelter. Sadly, both are endangered today.

 

Charles Eilers ©2015

Nigeria & Ethiopia 1966–1969

Teacher Training






​Adult Books

Rough Drafts: Short Stories
By Soamiely Andriamananjara

Publication Date: Jul 28, 2018

Language: English

Category: Fiction

Pages: 256 pp, PB

Binding: Perfect Bound

Summary:

A collection of short stories by Malagasy author and poet Soamiely Andriamananjara.
“Professor Dieudonné Nomenjanahary’s thoughts were elsewhere a fraction of a second before the would-be assassin pulled the trigger. It had just occurred to him that he might have finally figured out the remaining missing piece to the puzzle that he had been working on for the last twenty years. The date was October 18, 2310. The time was 11:56 PM, right before midnight. The Professor looked the gunman straight into the eye. He did not feel fear, only excitement. He even smiled, something between a triumphant and a defiant smile. A lot of things went through the Professor’s mind during the next two nanoseconds, the next blink of an eye, that took the .25-caliber bullet to enter his forehead and come out from the back of his neck.” (from “The Ratsima Conjecture”)


​Kids' Books

The Three Little Lemurs
By Aaron Grope; illus. Aaron Grope & Julia Morga

Publisher: Independently published, 2020.

Format: 34 pp; col. illus.

ISBN: 979-8-64434-975-3

Summary:

An adaptation of the familiar story of The Three Little Pigs. Set in Madagascar, the three lemurs try to fight off the big bad fire that is destroying their habitat.


​Films

Documentary: Madagascar: A Country Full of Breathtaking Nature | Somewhere on Earth


Film: Red Island(L’Ile Rouge)
Director: Robin Campillo

Release Date: 2023


Note:
Madagascar
is a documentary found on Youtube. It is interrupted by ads unless you are a subscriber.
Red Island
is a recently released film set in Madagascar that has received some favorable reviews.

​Music

​Recipes

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