1. BY:Shayleen, Kaitlynn, and Marcus GRADE:4 March 10 2009
Madagascar
BY:Shayleen, Kaitlynn, and Marcus
GRADE:4
March

2. MAP

3. LOCATION
Madagascar is not on a continent, but off of the east coast of Africa.

4. POPULATION
Population(2008 est.): 20,042,551

5. CLIMATE Wednesday Feb. 25 Thursday Feb. 26 Friday Feb. 27
Wednesday Feb. 25
Thursday Feb. 26
Friday Feb. 27
Saturday Feb. 28
Sunday Mar. 1
Cloudy periods
Light rain
high
24°C
28°C
28*c
low
14°C
16°C
17°C

6. 3 INTERESTING FACTS
Getting Around: Air Madagascar connects Antananarivo to 51 towns on the island although flights do not depart daily for most locations. The train journey between the capital and Toamasina, and between Fianarantsoa and Manakara is recommended for its scenery. Buses are the most commonly used form of transport for the local population and are generally overcrowded, leave at irregular times and are slow. The island has just three main roads
Language: Malagasy is the official language, but French is used in business and government and is widely spoken in the main cities. A few people involved in the tourism industry might be able to speak some English, but it is not widely spoken
Madagascar has around 18 million people as of More population information for cities in Madagascar is available.

7. THE END
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