Madagascar faces the southeastern coasts of Africa, from which it is 400 km at the narrowest point of the Mozambique Channel. The island of Madagascar is conventionally included in the African continent although for many peculiarities it can be considered a land in its own right: it hosts unique plant and animal species and is…
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Check internetsailors for Madagascar in 2011.
Madagascar 2009
In 2009, the population of Madagascar was estimated to be around 20 million people. The majority of the population were ethnic Malagasy, with smaller numbers of French, Indian, Comorian and Chinese minorities present. The economy of Madagascar in 2009 was largely based on subsistence agriculture and fishing, with some exports in coffee, vanilla, cloves and…