Madagascar is the world’s fifth-largest island, situated in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southern Africa. The country is endowed with considerable natural resources and unparalleled biodiversity.

predict some consequences of the youthful age distribution in Madagascar, calculate percentages of given population numbers, and represent population age data in pie-chart and bar-graph form.

comprising 10% of the population (Internetworldstats.com). Media guides by BBC Monitoring, external Midi-Madagasikara, external - private daily Madagascar-Tribune, external - private daily La ...

At Madagascar's Teniky archaeological site, these niches were previously attributed to shipwrecked Portuguese sailors. Now researchers suggest they were built by Zoroastrians fleeing Persia.

The Madagascar Poverty Assessment report launched in February ... In 2022, 75.2% of the national population was poor: 79.9% in rural and 55.5% in urban areas. While rural poverty fell slightly over ...

An international team of researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the ...

It is still a long way to promote family planning methods in rural areas and meanwhile the population continues to grow and grow, and so do their needs for their daily livelihood. Life is rough in ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Frederic Lambert conducted discussions for the 2024 Article IV consultation and first reviews of the arrangements supported by the Extended Credit ...

The best time to visit Madagascar is from April to October. This dry season brings fewer rain showers, meaning optimal conditions for observing animals, hiking and participating in water sports ...

A new population of rare giant mouse lemurs was discovered in southwestern Madagascar’s Ranobe forest, WWF said. Last year during a night survey monitoring biodiversity along the gallery forest of ...

Graphs, maps and charts from The Times — and an invitation to students to discuss them live. Two powerful hurricanes recently spun up in the Gulf of Mexico. How has ocean heat in the Gulf ...

This insect looks—and sounds—like anything but a run-of-the-mill roach. Madagascar hissing cockroaches are one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar.