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.
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Adult Books
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
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
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.
