Madagascar is a less popular covered subject in most geography textbooks, so I have set out on an internet, and encyclopedia journey in hopes of learning more about the publicity deprived section of Africa. In my research I have found coverage on: Madagascar's geographic location, commodities and crops, agricultural, attributes, popular religious practices, and native languages spoken throughout the area. Throughout the repot I will touch on each topic, in hope of gaining more knowledge and insight.
             To start I will give a brief background of Madagascar followed by an in-depth look into Madagascar's important facts. Madagascar is Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1896, but regained its independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held, ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner.
             Madagascar's geographic location lies on the southern-eastern part of Africa, it is the closet island bordering Africa. It's geographic similarity resembles, Sicily to Italy. It's location is in the middle of the Indian Ocean, in Africa it's closet neighbor is Mozambique; in which, it is directly east of. Madagascar is slightly less than double the size of Arizona. The Climate is Tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in the south. It's terrain is: narrow coastal plains, high plateaus, and mountains in the center. Madagascar's Elevation extremes go as the following: Lowest point = the Indian ocean at 0 meters. The highest point: Maromokotro at: 2,876 meters. The m...