MADAGASCAR
Madagascar, surrounded by the Indian Ocean, is the fourth largest island in the world. It drifted apart from India and, because of its isolation, over 80% of plant and animal species are endemic to the country being found nowhere else in the world. They include the lemur, the carnivorous fossa, three bird families, and six baobab species. The regions are varied and encompass a range from the desert composed of spiny thickets, the rainforest of which 90% has been deforested, and a marine region. The people speak Malagasy and French.
