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Malagasy ancestry reflects a blend of Southeast Asian, Oceanian, and Bantu (Southeast African) roots.
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The name Madagascar may have originated from a confusion by Marco Polo, who referred to it as 'Madageiscar' in his memoirs.

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Madagascar

Population
32.7M
Area
587,041 km²
Capital
Antananarivo
Continent
Africa
49th most populous country in the world

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

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Malagasy ancestry reflects a blend of Southeast Asian, Oceanian, and Bantu (Southeast African) roots.
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Madagascar is one of the most recent major landmasses on Earth to be settled by humans, with estimates suggesting settlement began between 350 BCE and 550 CE.

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Madagascar

Population
32.7M
Area
587,041 km²
Capital
Antananarivo
Continent
Africa
49th most populous country in the world

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Saveoursmile (Hery Zo Rakotondramanana) · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Malagasy ancestry reflects a blend of Southeast Asian, Oceanian, and Bantu (Southeast African) roots.
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The first settlers encountered Madagascar's megafauna, including giant lemurs and the elephant bird, Aepyornis maximus, which is thought to be the largest bird to ever exist.

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Madagascar

Population
32.7M
Area
587,041 km²
Capital
Antananarivo
Continent
Africa
49th most populous country in the world

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Saveoursmile (Hery Zo Rakotondramanana) · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Malagasy ancestry reflects a blend of Southeast Asian, Oceanian, and Bantu (Southeast African) roots.
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Queen Ranavalona I's reign saw the tangena ordeal, a poison trial that resulted in about 3,000 deaths annually between 1828 and 1861.

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Madagascar

Population
32.7M
Area
587,041 km²
Capital
Antananarivo
Continent
Africa
49th most populous country in the world

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Saveoursmile (Hery Zo Rakotondramanana) · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Malagasy ancestry reflects a blend of Southeast Asian, Oceanian, and Bantu (Southeast African) roots.
country

The Malagasy Republic was proclaimed on 14 October 1958 as an autonomous state within the French Community.

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Madagascar

Population
32.7M
Area
587,041 km²
Capital
Antananarivo
Continent
Africa
49th most populous country in the world

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Saveoursmile (Hery Zo Rakotondramanana) · CC BY-SA 2.0

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