1, Madagascar land area of 590,750 square kilometers, the main body of Madagascar Island, the island is the world's fourth largest island, unique terrain, climate differences around the country. At 2,876 meters above sea level, Charatana Mountain is the highest peak in the country.
2, The Republic of Madagascar, abbreviated as Madagascar. It is an African island country located in the western part of the Indian Ocean, across the Mozambique Strait from the African continent.
3, the earliest inhabitants of Madagascar are Indonesians and Arabs, and then gradually mixed to form the Malagasy people, with the arrival of other ethnic groups, coupled with the French colonization, the local blood composition is more complicated, generally speaking, the yellow race is dominant. It gained independence on 26 June 1960 and established the Republic of Madagascar.
4, The Malagasy finger monkey is the strangest primate on earth, with oversized ears, a pair of spider-like hands, and, according to the latest research, it also has a previously undiscovered 6th finger. It's a tiny finger that helps them climb trees better.
5, Madagascar is very rich in natural resources, graphite reserves account for the first place in Africa, vanilla production and export volume account for the world's first. Hydropower has great potential and is currently only 15 per cent developed due to poor infrastructure.
6, madagascar's national stone is called malachite, malachite is both an ancient jade material, but also a plant name, because of the color of this jade, and peacock feathers on the spotted green similar, so called malachite.
7, Madagascar is divided into 22 districts, 119 counties, 1579 communes and 17485 communities. The capital, Antananarivo, means "city of a thousand warriors", was built in the 17th century and is currently the largest city in Madagascar.
8, the name of the Madagascar is the nightmare of every foreigner, a surname up to 30 letters, can also change as you like, a few days do not know what the other party is called.
9, the main ethnic group of Madagascar is Madagascar, which is an Asian-African mixed ethnic group, and its appearance has both Asian and African characteristics.
10, Madagascar boys at a very young age, to cut the foreskin, the locals think that this grow up more manly, more divine power.
11, although Madagascar is located in Africa, it is difficult to see pure black people in the country, most of them are wheat-colored, or yellow-skinned, with a total population of 25.2 million, composed of 18 ethnic groups, about 50,000 overseas Chinese and Chinese. The official languages are French and Malagasy, with English as the general language.
12, some inhabitants of Madagascar will paint their faces with colored patterns of white and yellow paint. This paint is made from the broken bark of trees and is not just used for decorative purposes. Its purpose is to protect the skin from sunlight and insects, especially mosquitoes. It is also believed that such paints can improve the condition of the skin.
13, Madagascar is also like India, for the cattle worship incomparably, the cow is a symbol of the local wealth, fixed to the cow bath, rich people to the cow to play light music.
14, Madagascar is one of the least developed countries. The economy is dominated by agriculture, the industrial base is weak, and agriculture is mainly based on the cultivation of rice and vanilla, of which vanilla production and export volume ranks first in the world, accounting for about two-thirds of the total world market.
15, the world's most exaggerated football match score of 149:0, is created by Madagascar. The cause was a dispute between the head coach and the referee in the game, and as a result, the players of the team were angry and desperately shot at the opposing goal, and the result was like this.
16, Madagascar has a creepy custom, that is, turning over the corpse, the local people do not pay attention to the burial of safety, on the contrary, they dig up the ancestral grave every four years, hold a solemn body changing ceremony, and turn the body over 7 times to show the remembrance of the ancestors.
17, in Malagasy law, the cow is a national symbol, encountered on the road to take the initiative to give way and bow, no one can inflict harm on the cow, if violated, in addition to the fine, but also in the cowshed with the cow for half a year.
18, Madagascar's Antana Mura Prison is known as the world's most terrible prison, all prisoners struggle to survive every day, because there are too many prisoners, resulting in cell temperature of more than 37 degrees all year round, all of them are sleeping on the floor, hugging each other, many newcomers who have just arrived, after a night will be inexplicably suffering from AIDS!
19, Mr. Feng Shui in Madagascar is very popular, and the locals will ask Mr. Feng Shui to calculate when choosing a wedding date, building a house and any other important activities. They are also the final proponents of determining whether a couple is suitable, and if not will perform the necessary ritual cracking.
20, Madagascar implements a five-year compulsory education, the city is taught in French, and the rural area is taught in the local language.
21, one of the most impressive places in Madagascar is the stone forest of Tsing-du-Bemaraha. It is usually impassable for people without special equipment. Tsing-du-Bemaraha is an inhabited place: there is a lot of vegetation and unique animals.
22, Madagascar medical care is not developed, the lack of medical care is very common, and employees of the public service enjoy the state's labor insurance, medical care, housing, children's subsidies.
23, since 1972, our country has been providing assistance to Madagascar, including the current Ang-Wa Highway, the Antananarivo Stadium, the International Conference Centre and other facilities.
24, in the past Madagascar did not have enough to eat, it was Mr. Yuan Longping's hybrid rice that helped them get rid of hunger, in order to commemorate Grandpa Yuan, madagascar's new version of the currency adopted the hybrid rice pattern.
25, malagasy black-and-white collared lemurs, critically endangered, is considered one of the largest endangered populations. Deforestation is the most important cause of the lemur survival crisis, and its living space has been reduced by 90%.
26, the flag of Madagascar is rectangular, white symbolizes purity, red symbolizes sovereignty, and green symbolizes hope.