Kaminski Globe Trotters: It Starts with an M and Finishes with an R

I guess you have noticed already, but for the past two blog posts I have been blogging about one specific country that I have randomly chosen. And today, I will do the same. Similar to the last two posts, I' m going to turn the globe which I have with me, and whichever country I land on, we will explore. So... I'm turning the globe and... I landed on an island: Volcano Island. Except, no a lot of people live on this piece of floating land. Therefore, I'm going to turn the globe again. So the country we are going to study is...... Wait for it... Ahhhh man, I keep on landing in the middle of the ocean. Oh, finally, here it is:

Madagascar!!!!!!!!! Ok, so let's get going...Madagascar is an island in the Indian Ocean, belonging to the continent of Africa, off it's South East Coast:

Before getting further into Madagascar's wonders, here are some fun facts about this island:

Madagascar is known to be the fourth largest island country in the world.
The island was governed by France until 1960, where they gained their independence. Back then, Madagascar had a different name: the Malagasy Republic. In 1975 it when from that to the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, and finally in 1993 it became the Republic of Madagascar
In 2013, Madagascar's population had risen to over 22 million people!
The capital is Antanarivo, and as of the year of 2013, it was home to over 2 million people
The official languages are Malagasy and French.
The currency is the Malagasy Ariary (1 euro=3273.58 MGA)

The flag looks like this: These colors represent the island's history. The red symbolizes sovereignty (supreme power or authority,) the green stands for hope, and white for purity.

There are over 250 000 species of animals found in Madagascar, and more than 70% of them are not found any where else in the world.

Speared Nose Snake

Indri

Verreaux's sifaka

Tenrec

Scientists refer to the majestic island country, as being the eight continent in the world, due to it's wonderful, and unique nature, biodiversity, and ecology.
Madagascar is also known to have an enormous supply of : vanilla, cloves, lychees, coffee, shrimp etc. Furthermore, they are one of the only suppliers of sapphire in the world! The island also has several others types of semi-precious stones.
The country's most played sports are rugby, and soccer. They also have other types of fun activities that are played depending on the region.

Madagascar is one of top 20 poorest countries in the world. Most of the population in the year of 2013, were living off $1 per day. And still today, the population live off tourism, most of them depend on it.