Madagascar, an African island nation located in the western Indian Ocean, is separated from the African continent by the Mozambique Strait. Madagascar island is composed of volcanic rock, as the first island in Africa and the fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar island is rich in tourism resources. Land area: 590,750 square kilometers, population: 27.7 million.
1, Madagascar is the world's fourth largest island, the country to develop agriculture, the industrial base is weak, is one of the most underdeveloped countries in the world.
2. Madagascars are different from most Africans. In fact, they are mostly of mixed Indonesian, Arab and African descent.
3. There are a variety of terrains distributed on the island, namely plateaus, plains, hills, basins, and the terrain in the northern region is complex, and karst landforms and volcanoes can be seen.
4) There are no penguins in Madagascar, but there are lemurs. The southwestern part of the country is known as the last refuge of lemurs.
5. The territory is rich in natural resources, among which the reserves of graphite are second to none in the whole of Africa.
6, is a country that loves color performance, even in the countryside, the house will have obvious color exquisite, it will not look so monotonous.
7, Madagascar vanilla production and export volume is the highest in the world, the country is also planted coffee, sugar cane, peanuts, etc., grain can not achieve self-sufficiency.
8) The total population of the country is more than 20 million, and the inhabitants are composed of eighteen ethnic groups, including Imerina, Berchilo, Himmicht, Anandro, etc.
9. 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.
10. Although Madagascar has vigorously developed tourism, tourism service facilities have not kept up, and the main tourist attractions are Nosibe Island, St. Mary's Island, Bazazaar Botanical Garden, Mary Island on the eastern coast, and the tropical rainforest and Amber Mountain in Andasibe, and the sacred cave of Ankarana.
11. Affected by dry weather, Madagascar has experienced a severe drought, hundreds of thousands of people are hungry, and the development of children is hindered.
12, Madagascar believes that cattle represent wealth, the local people are very worshipful of cattle, Madagascar cattle and people are baptized, one day a week do not have to work, in the local area, the average person has 0.5 cows.
13, the local architecture is unique, the residential houses and southeast Asian ethnic house structure is similar, the city's architecture is the use of many traditional architectural elements.
14, most of the local residents are engaged in agricultural production activities, rice is a staple food, all kinds of meat will be made into a brine flavor, love chili peppers and spices.
15. The local people respect the elderly, and the important personnel in many institutions are older people. In their cognition, the older people have more wisdom.
16, the local road often see cattle, when the car meets the cow, the car must make way for the cow, hurt the cow is not allowed to behave.
17. In order to show respect for the deceased, the Malagasy people will turn over and re-worship the corpse every year, so that the deceased can see the light of day.
18. Circumcision is an important local custom, 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.
19. In the course of historical development, the Malagasy people gradually formed their own religious beliefs, and the Malagasy people believed that their ancestors had great energy and could guard their side, so they sacrificed their ancestors as gods.
20) In the eyes of the Maragash people, certain phenomena in the sacrificial activities are often regarded as oracles of ancestors to make major decisions, and when there is an accident in the people, they are also regarded as punishments against the will of the ancestors.
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