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Madagascar Research And Conservation Program
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, fourth largest island, the List of island countries, second-largest island country, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 46th largest country overall. Its capital and List of cities in Madagascar, largest city is Antananarivo. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from Africa during the Early Jurassic period, around 180 million years ago, and separated from the Indian subcontinent approximately 90 million years ago. This isolation allowed native plants and animals to evolve in relative seclusion; as a result, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, with over 90% of its wildlife of Madagascar, wildlife being endemic. The island has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Seal Of Madagascar
The seal of Madagascar (French language, French: ''Sceau de Madagascar'') includes an outline map of the island at the center (together with two smaller islands nearby: the Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island), and below it the head of a zebu. Colors used are red, green, yellow, black, and white. Green and red Line (mathematics)#Ray, rays emanate from the map, making it look like the Sun (heraldry), sun and also the ''Ravenala'', a plant typical of Madagascar. The seal is surrounded by Malagasy language, Malagasy. The upper part of the emblem written the official name of the country: ''REPOBLIKAN'I MADAGASIKARA'' ("Republic of Madagascar" in English or "République de Madagascar" in French) and at the base bears the national motto: ''FITIAVANA - TANINDRAZANA – FANDROSOANA'' ("Love - Fatherland - Progress in English or "Amour - Patrie - Progrès" in French). Various versions of the Constitution of Madagascar, Constitution Article 4 have used other mottos. Gallery File:Armoirie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |