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Animal life can be rare in Madagascar. But there is an animal in Madagascar that you will be guaranteed to find. That animal is the Lemur. Lemurs are very common in Madagascar. But Besides lemurs you can finds all different types of species of frogs and little bugs, also teetse flies.

In the eastern part of Madagascar many inches of rain fall a year. This happens because of off shore winds. The annual precipitation can exceed up to 120 inches per year (3,050 mm). But when you get down in the central plateau you receive about less than 15 inches per-year. The temperature in Madagascar is the complete opposite of The United States Of America. In January you get warmer weather. Temperatures in January vary from 61*F to 80*F. In July and August you get cooler temperatures. Temperatures in July and August vary from 48*F to 68*F.

There is some environmental issues in Madagascar. There is so many people that the pressure on the environment has been increasing. Fuel is a big want in Madagascar so workers keep cutting down portions of forest covers to help make fuel. The rate of deforestation from 1990 to 1996 has grown. That left 16% of the land forested. The water in Madagascar is being polluted due to erosion. Now only 40% of the people in Madagascar have access to fresh water.

Education is important to have in Madagascar. The aduly literacy rate has always been low but in 2000 the rate increased to 67%. That is really high compared to what it previously was. In 2001 almost all the kids that were in the elementary school age were enrolled into elementary school.

There are four major rivers in Madagascar. The Befsiboka, Tsibihina, Mangoky and the Onilany river. All four of the rivers are near the eastern coast. All of them go into the eastern coast. They are usually real swift. The largest lake in Madagascar is the Alaotra.

In 1990 the state owned or ran all the broadcasting operations. That same year meant that people had the rights to own their own private radio station. The five newspapers that Madagascar own is the,


 * Midi Madagascar
 * Nouveau Journal
 * Madagascar Tribune
 * Imongo Vauovau
 * De Madagascar

In the 1970’s there was a political unrest which means there was a series of alerts and arrests. The person that ran this rule was re-elected then beat by another person running against them. The rule was then closed.

So as you can see Madagascar has come a long way from the day it was started, from animals to deforestation.

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