Madagascar Madagascar, formally called the Malagasy Republic, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. It is located about 250 miles across the Mozambique Channel from the southeastern coast of Africa. About the same size as Texas, Madagascar is the fourth- largest island in the world, including its five small offshore island territories. Antananarivo is the capitol and principal city of Madagascar. The basic racial type of the people is Malayo-Polynesian. The Malagasy are divided into 18 …showed first 75 words of 486 total…

…showed last 75 words of 486 total…This off-shore island has had many difficulties in getting to where it is now, and there will surely be more. In time, Madagascar might become an independent nation, separate from bad leaders and corrupt political systems. Works Cited Library Of Congress. "Country Studies: Madagascar." 15 Nov. 1997: On-line. Internet. 13April1998.AvailableWWW:http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html "Madagascar." Background Notes Feb. 1990 "Madagascar." Grolier Multimedia Online Encyclopedia. 1994 ed. Nations Of Africa. New York: The Diagram Group, 1997