Outline of Madagascar

The location of Madagascar
An enlargeable map of Madagascar

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Madagascar:

Madagascarsovereign island nation located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa.[1] The Island of Madagascar is the fourth-largest island in the world, and is home to 5% of the world's plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are endemic to Madagascar.[2] They include the lemur superfamily of primates, the carnivorous fossa, three bird families and six baobab species.

  1. ^ "Madagascar". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Madagascar". UCLA African Studies Center. April 1, 2015.