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In Madagascar the traditional beliefs of 50% of the country are honoring Zanahary and family ancestors. Zanahary is neither male nor female. Zanahary is beleived to have unlimited power, so he can bless those who follow him and act according to his will and to punish those who offend him. 25% of Madagascar's population is Protestant Christianity. Roman Catholicism, Orthodox, Mormonism and other Forms of Christianity are represented by 16% of the Madagascar's population,Baha’i Faith, Hinduism, other Beliefs and Irreligion have a 2% share of the country’s population, and 7% is Islam.

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In Madagascar the official languages are French and Malagasy.

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Madagascar's government is a republic. The leader of Madagascar is Hery Rajaonarimampianina.

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Madagascar is called the "red island" because of it's red-brown earth. The entire east coast of Madagascar is tropical and humid and where you find tropical rain forests.

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Madagascar's climate is a hot rainy season from November to April and a cooler dry season from May to October.

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Madagascar was first settled by humans about 2,000 years ago. The island was first known to Europeans when a Portuguese ship was sailing on the new route to India.

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The traditional dress in Northern Madagascar is the 'lamba' which means cloth or clothing. This usually refers to the two matching pieces of fabric that women wear. They wear one around their waist or chest and one around their head or shoulders.

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In Madagascar each family makes their own version of a dish called Romazava. In it there is beef, pork, chicken, chopped onions, tomatoes, spinach, and crushed garlic.

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Madagascar is completely surrounded by the Indian Ocean and off the eastern coast of Africa. Madagascar is in both the southern and eastern hemispheres.

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this is a map of Madagascar

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-the official name of Madagascar is Republic of Madagascar
-Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world
-Madagascar's population is 24.89 million
-Madagascar has two seasons, a dry cooler season which starts in May and ends in October, and hot rainy season which starts in November and ends in April
-Madagascar has no zebras, tigers, giraffes, or hippopotamuses
-ninety percent of the people in Madagascar live on less than two dollars a day