Madagascar Project by https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth Economic Growth en-us 2017-03-02 17:02:37 UTC 2017-03-24 17:13:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png History amandazajac3 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157400610 Foundation of Madagascar:
The island is first known to Europeans after being sighted in 1500 by a Portuguese ship on the new route to iIndia. In the 17th century Portuguese missionaries try to bring to the Malagasy the news of Christianity, and both Britain and France attempt to establish settlements. France was more successful and consequently the French language is still prominent today. Madagascar became a source of slaves, not only for the neighboring islands, but also for more distant points, including the Western Hemisphere.

]]> 2017-03-02 17:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157400610 Important Statistics amandazajac3 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157408879 92.9% of the population lives in poverty.]]> 2017-03-02 17:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157408879 Main Industries amandazajac3 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157420150 The principal cash crops are coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, and cocoa. The main food crops are rice, cassava, beans, bananas, and peanuts. In addition, large numbers of poultry, cattle, goats, sheep, and hogs are raised. Fishing and forestry are also important.]]> 2017-03-02 17:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157420150 Deforestation amandazajac3 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157420534 Each year as much as a third of the country burns and 1 percent of its remaining forests are level. The problem is so devastating that some estimates show that within five years, all trees will be gone.
]]> 2017-03-02 17:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157420534 First Election- 2013 amandazajac3 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157421593 The year 2013 was a turning point in Madagascar’s political history. After almost five years of political crisis following 2009’s unconstitutional change of government, which led to a deep governance crisis, international isolation and sanctions, Madagascar succeeded in organizing general elections (presidential and parliamentary)]]> 2017-03-02 17:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157421593 Quick Facts amandazajac3 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157421954 Currency: Malagasy ariary
GDP per capita: 462.97 USD (2013) World Bank
Gross domestic product: 10.61 billion USD (2013) World Bank
Gross national income: 31.39 billion PPP dollars (2013) World Bank
GNI per capita: 1,370 PPP dollars (2013) World Bank
GDP growth rate: 2.4% annual change (2013) World Bank
Internet users: 2.2% of the population (2013) World Bank]]> 2017-03-02 17:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157421954 Age Structure amandazajac3 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157422254
]]> 2017-03-02 17:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157422254 Education amandazajac3 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157422443 UNCEF considers the education system in Madagascar a failure. About two-thirds of women and about three-fourths of men in Madagascar are literate, a trend that indicates a remarkable increase in the country’s overall rate of literacy since the mid-1960s, when less than two-fifths of the population was literate.]]> 2017-03-02 17:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157422443 Failure to Complete Primary School amandazajac3 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157424244 Out of 100 children who enter the first grade only about 60 complete their primary school education, and repetititon rates are high.]]> 2017-03-02 18:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157424244 Governmental History natale0999 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157682082 Madagascar was originally a French colony and ever since Jun 26th, 1960, they've struggled with an unstable government scene to help grow their economy.
New constitution passed in 2009.
The year 2013 saw the election of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina. He has faced extreme opposition with his parliament and within his first year dealt with the threat of impeachment, but had prevailed as president. 
The multi-party which includes an executive branch with a president, prime minister, and cabinet, and a legislative branch with a Senate and a National Assembly. 
]]> 2017-03-03 17:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157682082 What We Saw in Madagascar amandazajac3 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157682686 2017-03-03 17:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157682686 Main Exports natale0999 https://padlet.com/amandazajac3/madagascar_economic_growth/wish/157686928 Main exports:
  • Knitted jerseys, pullovers, and cardigans (12%)
  • Spices other than pepper (8.6%)
  • Crustaceans (8%)
  • Other women's outerwear (7.9%)
  • Unclassified transactions (6.5%)
Approx. 70% of Madagascar is farmland.
The principal cash crops are coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, and cocoa. The main food crops are rice, cassava, beans, bananas, and peanuts. In addition, large numbers of poultry, cattle, goats, sheep, and hogs are raised. Fishing and forestry are also important.
Madagascar is the leading producer of vanilla in the world.
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