{"id":348122,"date":"2025-10-15T17:28:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348122"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:58:49","slug":"madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>N<\/strong><strong>ews<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>In Madagascar, after lawmakers impeached President Andry Rajoelina, army seized control.<\/p>\n<h2>About Madagascar<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348124\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-348124\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=300%2C272&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=768%2C696&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Britannica.jpg?w=902&amp;ssl=1 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>world&#8217;s fourth-largest island<\/strong> and the <strong>second-largest island country.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital:<\/strong> Its capital is <strong>Antananarivo<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location: <\/strong>It lies about <strong>250 miles east of Mozambique<\/strong> in the <strong>southwestern<\/strong> <strong>Indian Ocean<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boundaries: <\/strong>It is bordered by the Indian Ocean, with the west along the <strong>Mozambique Channel<\/strong>; nearby Islands are <strong>Comoros, R\u00e9union, and Mauritius<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Government:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>semi-presidential republic. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Voters elect a president who appoints a prime minister to form a cabinet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major rivers: <\/strong>It includes <strong>Mangoky, Onilahy, Betsiboka, and Sofia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major lakes:<\/strong> It includes <strong>Lake Alaotra<\/strong> is the largest lake on the island, and others include <strong>Lake Itasy<\/strong> and <strong>Lake Kinkony<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest peak:<\/strong> The <strong>Mount Maromokotro <\/strong>is the highest point.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soil:<\/strong> The Central Highlands are dominated by red lateritic soils, giving the country its nickname, &#8220;<strong>the Great Red Island.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Signature flora: <\/strong>The <strong>baobab is the national tree.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Its trunk stores rainwater.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: In Madagascar, after lawmakers impeached President Andry Rajoelina, army seized control. About Madagascar It is the world&#8217;s fourth-largest island and the second-largest island country. Capital: Its capital is Antananarivo. Location: It lies about 250 miles east of Mozambique in the southwestern Indian Ocean. 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