Madagascar+by+Edie

Have you ever eaten Rice in every meal?

Rice is the staple food in Madagascar. It is eaten in mostly every meal. They are grown in wetlands in rice paddies. Rice is grown between October to May on one side of the country and from June to September on the other side of the country. In Madagascar you are urged to try a traditional snack that everyone eats called Kopa it is made with Rice, Banana, and Peanuts it sounds really good if you like the ingredients. In Madagascar the average person consumption of rice was 140kg of brown rice in 2000. This staple food is basically what they live on in Madagascar!  Madagascar recipes:  [|Click here to make recipes in Madagascar] [|Click here to find out how to make sauce recipe from Madagascar]

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Facts of Religion, Location, Population, Land Area, and Languages:

Relative Location: Off the coast of Africa,Island in the Indian Ocean, East of Mozambique.

Absolute Location: 20 degrees South, 47 degrees East.

Population: 20,653,556 about the size of Costa Rica.

Land Area: 226,656 Sq mile bigger then Texas and France.

Major Languages: Malagasy, English, French

Major Religions: Indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%

 Facts Interesting, Fun:

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Interesting Facts: Madagascar is the 46th largest country. Madagascar is the fourth largest island. Madagascar broke off from Africa continent 160 million years ago. Madagascar is also called the Red Island due to the soil.  Fun/Unique Facts: 80% of the animals that are in Madagascar don't exist anywhere else. Madagascar has lost 80% of it's forest. Madagascar has had more than 300 people killed in violent activities.

 Government: In Madagascar a president is elected every five years and can be elected two times.The president is elected by the people of Madagascar. In Madagascar there is a national assembly made up of 132 people who make the laws of Madagascar and elect the prime minister who shares the power with the president. Madagascar is a republic country which means that it is mantained by a state or country. In Madagascar you have to be 18 years of age to vote. The people of Madagascar have the freedom of speech.

Family Structure:

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Climate: Madagascar has two seasons.One of the seasons is a hot, and rainy, from November threw April. The other one is a cooler,dry season from May through October. <span style="color: rgb(0, 42, 238); font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 19px; line-height: 27px; text-align: left; display: block;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; display: block;">