The Republic of Madagascar, or Madagascar for short. It is an African island country located in the western part of the Indian Ocean, across the Mozambique Strait from the African continent.
Madagascar covers an area of 590,000 square kilometers. It has a population of 27.7 million.
Malagasy is 98 per cent of the inhabitants of Madagascar, which is formed by the fusion of several foreign ethnic groups that have migrated to the island of Madagascar, the main source being immigrants from Asia and the African continent.
Madagascar vanilla production and export volume is the highest in the world, the country is also planted with coffee, sugarcane, peanuts, etc., food can not achieve self-sufficiency.
Madagascar is rich in natural resources, and graphite reserves account for the first in Africa.
Malagasy sapphires account for 30 to 50 percent of world production and are of higher quality than those found in Sri Lanka. Because it is not easy to excavate sapphires in Madagascar, people call the sapphires in Madagascar "blood tear sapphires".
Malachian national stone is called malachite, malachite is both an ancient jade and a plant name, because the color of this jade, similar to the green spots on the peacock feathers, so called malachite.
Because of its straight coastline, most of Africa is small except for Madagascar (the fourth largest island in the world).
The baobab tree is an iconic tree in Madagascar, and the baobab tree is also known as the "bottle tree" due to its trunk filled with water.
The smallest primate in the world is the mouse lemur of Western Madagascar. It is generally 6 cm long, the tail length is about 13 cm, and the average weight is 30.6 grams.
Madagascar believed that cattle represented wealth, and the locals worshiped cattle, and Madagascar's cattle were baptized like people and did not have to work one day a week.
At the beginning, our country supported a large number of hybrid rice seeds in Madagascar and gave them special guidance on planting. Let their people no longer starve. Saving countless lives in Madagascar, they printed hybrid rice on top of the currency.
Circumcision is an important local practice, and men need to undergo foreskin surgery shortly after birth. The ceremony takes place during the annual dry season, where a large number of baby boys gather together for circumcision, and the scene is very lively.
Madagascar was a French colony for 64 years. So the official languages are Malagasy, and French. France is now Madagascar's main donor and largest trading nation.
During World War II, the Government of Nazi Germany had made plans to transfer European Jews to the island of Madagascar. This plan was delayed due to the British blockade of Germany at sea.
Malagasy prostitutes are legal, especially in tourist areas.
The world's most terrifying soccer match score of 149:0 was set by Madagascar, which was created by a dispute between the head coach and the referee of a certain team in the game, and the team's players were angry and desperately shot at their own goal, creating this record.