{"id":16156,"date":"2019-05-28T10:01:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T10:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/ang\/?page_id=16156"},"modified":"2021-12-02T07:43:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T07:43:35","slug":"introduction-to-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/en\/who-we-are\/introduction-to-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/ang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/header-introduction-to-madagascar.png&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 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data-lineheight=\"36\">Madagascar<\/p><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Madagascar, the fourth-largest island in the world, is strategically located in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa.\u00a0 It is a proud island nation that is known for its unique local culture and incredible biodiversity. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:66.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 40 !important;margin-right : 2.88%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 40 !important;margin-left : 2.88%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:66.666666666667% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2.88%;margin-left : 2.88%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body 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class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 40 !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 40 !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:33.333333333333% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 5.76%;margin-left : 5.76%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 40px 0px 40px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;\"><h4 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.2;\"><h4>Geography<\/h4><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Madagascar is approximately 587,000 km2, or about twice the size of the United Kingdom. It is located in the Indian Ocean, close to the Mozambique coast off southern Africa. Due to its location and its early isolation from mainland Africa, the island has developed a unique geography and biodiversity. The tropical, temperate and arid climates found across the country have led to an extraordinary wildlife, with a high endemicity rate of over 85% and unique species such as the lemurs, Malagasy baobabs, and the world\u2019s smallest chameleon. The island has a wide variety of natural resources such as minerals, arable land, forests and fish.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;\"><h4 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.2;\"><h4>People and development<\/h4><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Madagascar has a population of over 26 million people, 60% of which are under the age of 25. It contains 18 ethnic groups, all of which speak with various regiolects of the Malagasy language. French is the other official language. The Malagasy are descendents of settlers from Southeast Asia and East Southern Africa and draw their cultural heritage from Southeast Asia, India, Africa, and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/content\/undp\/en\/home\/librarypage\/corporate\/annual-report-2018.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNDP\u2019s 2018 report<\/a>, Madagascar ranks 158 out of 161 countries on the World Bank\u2019s Human Development Index (HDI).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:66.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 40 !important;margin-right : 2.88%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 40 !important;margin-left : 2.88%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:66.666666666667% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2.88%;margin-left : 2.88%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 40px 0px 40px;\"><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Credit: OCHA\" src=\"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/ang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Madagascar_-_Location_Map_2013_-_MDG_-_UNOCHA.svg.png\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 40 !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 40 !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:33.333333333333% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 5.76%;margin-left : 5.76%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 40px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 40px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16156","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17065,"href":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16156\/revisions\/17065"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambatovy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}