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	Madagascar - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Madagascar is made up of a highland plateau fringed by a lowland coastal strip, narrow (c.30 mi/50 km) in the east and considerably wider (c.60-125 mi/100-200 km) in the west.
		Madagascar carries on a relatively small foreign trade, and the annual value of imports is usually higher than the value of exports.
		Madagascar's political and economic upheaval prompted the government to establish a multiparty system and move toward the privatization of industry in the 1990s.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-madagasc.html (2062 words)

	Geography of Madagascar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Madagascar is an island in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of southern Africa, east of Mozambique.
		Madagascar is currently suffering in some areas from soil erosion as a result of deforestation and overgrazing, desertification, and contamination of surface water with raw sewage and organic waste.
		Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone ;· Somalia · South Africa ;· Sudan · Swaziland · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Madagascar (2175 words)

	Madagascar (10/06)
		The principal institutions of the Republic of Madagascar are a presidency, a parliament (National Assembly and Senate), a prime ministry and cabinet, and an independent judiciary.
		Madagascar developed a recovery plan in collaboration with the private sector and donors and presented it at a "Friends of Madagascar" conference organized by the World Bank in Paris in July 2002.
		Madagascar, which has historically been perceived as on the margin of mainstream African affairs, eagerly rejoined the African Union in July 2003 after a 14-month hiatus triggered by the 2002 political crisis, and joined SADC in 2006.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5460.htm (3375 words)

	Discover Madagascar with BAGATELLE. our B&B solution.
		Madagascar's forests are a shimmering, seething mass of a trillion stems and dripping leaves and slithering, jumping, quirky beasts out of nature's bag of tricks.
		Madagascar is a continent in miniature, with vastly different habitats and, like many islands, a huge number of endemic (and some very weird) species.
		Madagascar underwent a peaceful transition to independence in 1960, although the colons, as the French settlers were called, still pulled the strings.
	www.madagascar-bagatelle.com /amadagascar.htm (2391 words)

	Madagascar Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
		Madagascar (MA-duh-GAS-kahr), Malagasy Madagasikara (mah-dah-gahs-KAHR), officially Democratic Republic of Madagascar, republic (226,658 sq mi/587,045 sq km; 1993 population 12,092,157; 2004 estimated population 17,501,871), in the Indian Ocean, separated from E Africa by the Mozambique Channel; (cap.) Antananarivo.
		Madagascar carries on a relatively small foreign trade, and the annual value of imports is usually considerably higher than the value of exports.
		Madagascar is an ACP (African, Caribbean, and Pacific) member of the EU and relies heavily upon assistance from its members.
	www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Madagascar.html (1579 words)

	Geography of Madagascar
		Madagascar has two seasons: a hot, rainy season from November to April; and a cooler, dry season from May to October.
		Madagascar was once covered almost completely by forests, but the practice of burning the woods to clear the land for dry rice cultivation has denuded most of the landscape, especially in the central highlands.
		Rain forests are concentrated on the steep hillsides along a slender north-south axis bordering the east coast, from the Tsaratamana Massif in the north to Tolagnaro in the south.
	www.wildmadagascar.org /overview/geography.html (2019 words)

	MADAGASCAR : Encyclopedia Entry
		Madagascar (officially the Republic of Madagascar) or Malagasy Republic, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of Africa.
		Madagascar's population is predominantly of mixed Austronesian and African origin, though those who are visibly Austronesian in appearance and culture are the minority, found in the highland regions.
		Madagascar • Mali • Martinique • Mauritania • Mauritius • Morocco • Niger • Republic of the Congo • Romania • Rwanda • Saint Lucia • São Tomé and Príncipe • Senegal • Seychelles • Saint-Pierre and Miquelon • Switzerland • Togo • Tunisia • Vanuatu • Vietnam
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Madagascar (4039 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		According to the new constitution, the principal institutions of the Republic of Madagascar are a presidency, a parliament (National Assembly and Senate), a prime ministry and government, and an independent judiciary.
		FOREIGN RELATIONS Madagascar historically has remained outside the mainstream of African affairs, although it is an active member of the Organization of African Unity and the Non-Aligned Movement.
		In 1990, Madagascar was designated as a priority aid recipient, and assistance increased from $15 million in 1989 to $40 million in 1993.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/madagascar9404.html (3098 words)

	Deforestation In Madagascar
		The tropical rain forest of Madagascar before human colonization are thought to have covered much of the eastern coastal plains and the eastern escarpment of the central plateau that runs alone most of the 1600 km length of the island.
		Due to the fact that survival in a basic human instinct, it is hard for the people of the Madagascar or the government of Madagascar to fully appreciate and understand the value of their natural resources.
		Madagascar has a per capita income of approximately approximately $230 a year and coffee accounts for approximately 24% of Madagascar's total export earnings.
	www.american.edu /ted/MADAGAS.HTM (2041 words)

	The Culture of Madagascar
		The origin of the people of Madagascar is a mystery, but we could imagine from archeology that people came from Asia and Africa around 1000 A.D., because of finding earthenware of this time.
		Madagascar's people have a very great respect for their ancestors; their ancestors are looked upon as gods.
		Madagascar has been developed little by little without the influence of another country; they developed their own culture, their own style of life.
	www.tsujiru.net /compass/compass_1994/reg/ito_atsuhito.htm (621 words)

	Madagascar - GEOGRAPHY
		Madagascar can be divided into five geographical regions: the east coast, the Tsaratanana Massif, the central highlands, the west coast, and the southwest.
		The red soils predominate in the central highlands, although there are much richer soils in the regions of former volcanic activity--Itasy and Ankaratra, and Tsaratamana to the north.
		A narrow band of alluvial soils is found all along the east coast and at the mouths of the major rivers on the west coast; clay, sand, and limestone mixtures are found in the west; and shallow or skeletal laterite and limestone are located in the south.
	countrystudies.us /madagascar/7.htm (954 words)

	Madagascar - EnchantedLearning.com
		Madagascar was a colony of France from 1896 to 1960.
		Madagascar is one of the few countries in the world that doesn't use a decimal currency (the only other country is Mauritania).
		Geography: Madagascar is a mountainous island with some high plateaus (high-altitude flat areas); it is ringed by a narrow coastal plain (a flat area).
	www.zoomschool.com /africa/madagascar (1191 words)

	Deforestation: Madagascar
		Biodiversity is of particular concern for Madagascar as the rosy periwinkle, which is found almost exclusively on the tiny island off the coast of East Africa, is essential for the treatment of leukemia.
		Madagascar's historic problem of deforestation can be linked to the detrimental policies of the colonial state in terms of land use and agriculture.
		Population growth didn't become a factor in forest degradation in Madagascar until 1940 when vaccines were introduced that lowered the death rate.
	www.colby.edu /personal/t/thtieten/def-mad.html (1236 words)

	Geography of Madagascar
		Madagascar, the world's fourth-largest island after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo, is situated in the Indian Ocean 250 miles off the southeast coast of Africa.
		Madagascar extends from 8 to 26 degrees south latitude - equivalent to the range from Managua, Nicaragua to Miami, Florida in the Northern Hemisphere.
		In the north of the island, the Tsaratanana Mountain massif (at 9,468 feet, the highest point in Madagascar) separates Diego Suarez, one of the world's great natural harbors, from the rest of the island.
	www.pickatrail.com /jupiter/geography/madagascar.html (930 words)

	Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar - Country Profile - Republique de Madagascar - Repoblikan'i Madagasikara - Africa - ...
		Madagascar, the Red Island, the Rainbow Island, the Eighth Continent, there are many names for the world's 4th largest island.
		Madagascar is situated in the south western area of the Indian Ocean east of the coast of Africa about 400 km off the coast of Mozambique.
		Madagascar is inhabited by various ethnic groups of Malayo-Indonesian, mixed African and Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/madagascar.htm (747 words)

	Madagascar
		For more information on Madagascar you may write to the embassy at 2374 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; check the U.S. State Department or World Factbook country sites; or type in the country's name on the Internet using a broad-based world wide web search engine.
		Madagascar is an island located in the Indian Ocean off Southern Africa and east of Mozambique.
		Bringing improvements and order to an economy that has resisted change and been dealt a blow during the seven-month strife is of primary concern both for the population and as a key to a stable political situation.
	www.elca.org /countrypackets/madagascar/desc.html (679 words)

	The Great Red Island
		Madagascar, which is two hundred miles from the coast of Africa, is located in the Indian Ocean.
		Only slightly smaller than Texas, Madagascar is 26,660 square miles and mainly composed of a crumbly red soil called laterite.
		Snow is nonexistent in Madagascar since its lowest temperature is fifty degrees Fahrenheit in July.
	www.angelfire.com /co4/madagascar/geography.html (130 words)

	madagascar
		Madagascar presents a lucid view of an intriguing, simple, and struggling country that is unique in many respects.
		Next, the major cultural sources and traditions of Madagascar are identified, and these are followed by a review of modern Malagasy society and economy.
		Dr. Daniel W. Gade, a member of the faculty of the Department of Geography at the University of Vermont, is a recognized authority on the geography of Madagascar.
	www.mwpubco.com /41.htm (172 words)

	Madagascar [English]
		Madagascar is an island found south-east of continental Africa.
		The Republic of Madagascar is one of the most poor countries in the world.
		Like many African countries, Madagascar suffers the consequences of decolonization and the desire for independence.
	www.dickinson.edu /departments/frnch/madagascare.html (447 words)

	Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Madagascar is a 226,656 sq mi (587,040 sq km) island off Southern Africa in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique.
		Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1886, but regained its independence in 1960.
		The 2002 election resulted in an resounding victory for RAVALOMANANA and his supporters who, with an allied coalition of 2 parties took 141 of the 160 seats.
	www.global-teams.org /fields/madagascar.htm (173 words)

	Geography and Climate of Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The island of Madagascar has been called " the land of the living fossils" because of its many unusual plants and animals.
		Madagascar is composed of one large island and a number of minor adjacent islands.
		In Madagascar the climate in is tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south.
	www.east-buc.k12.ia.us /00_01/AF/mad/mad_geo.htm (293 words)

	Madagascar: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Madagascar - Madagascar, officially Democratic Republic of Madagascar, republic (2005 est.
		Madagascar: Bibliography - Bibliography See R. Kent, From Madagascar to the Malagasy Republic (1962) and Early Kingdoms in...
		Madagascar: Economy - Economy The economy of Madagascar is overwhelmingly agricultural, largely of a subsistence type;...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107743.html (748 words)

	The Great Red Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		My name is Christina and this is a display of a research report I did on Madagascar for my Inter.
		Madagascar is commonly called The Great Red Island.
		Historically, Madagascar, which was colonized by the French in 1886, gained its independence in 1960.
	www.angelfire.com /co4/madagascar (144 words)

	BUBL LINK: Madagascar
		Detailed handbook describing the history of Madagascar and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
		Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
		Madagascar is one of the ecologically richest countries in the world.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/m/madagascar.htm (460 words)

	Geography Of Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/madagascar_country_geography.shtml (314 words)

	National Geography Standards - World History & Geography
		As was the case with the National History Standards released in the same year, the developers of the geography standards identified a huge body of knowledge to be learned by students.
		The six essential elements of the National Geography Standards identify similar concepts with some additions: the world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment and society, and the uses of geography.
		The goal of the National Geography Standards is to produce a geographically informed person who sees meaning in the arrangement of things in space and applies a spatial perspective to life situations.
	www.studentsfriend.com /onhist/ngs.html (7848 words)

	Madagascar on the Internet
		Briefly describes the project by Academy's botanists and entomologists to inventory the fauna and flora of Madagascar where over 80% of the plants and almost 90% of the animals are only found on theisland.
		Matera Madagascar news covers the Indian Ocean and is available thru subscription (by e-mail or in print).
		Has a directory of Madagascar web sites, news, the economy, sports, culture, TV schedules, etc. Internet service provider whose major shareholder is France Télécom.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/madag.html (2012 words)

	Madagascar Atlas: Maps and Online Resources — Infoplease.com
		Madagascar Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population …
		The Natural History of Madagascar (Harald Schutz, Steven M. Goodman and Jonathan P.…
		Antipode: Seasons with the Extraordinary Wildlife and Culture of Madagascar by Heather E. Heying
	www.infoplease.com /atlas/country/madagascar.html (130 words)

	Excite España - Viajes - Africa - Madagascar
		Excite España - Viajes - Africa - Madagascar
		Madagascar, the fourth-largest island in the world, lies in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mozambique.
		A central chain of high mountains, the Hauts Plateaux, occupies more than half of the main island and is responsible for the marked differences – ethnically, climatically and scenically – between the east and west coasts.
	www.excite.es /viajes/guias/africa/madagascar (61 words)

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