of French people in Madagascar, of whom the vast majority are born in Madagascar and are descended from former settlers and colonists from France who...

population. Madagascar's population is predominantly of mixed Austronesian and East African origin. Since the country's independence in 1960, three general...

example, the French League for Madagascar, under the leadership of Anatole France, demanded French citizenship for all Malagasy people in recognition of...

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and the Fourth Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and...

surprise. In 1896, the French annexed Madagascar, and in 1897 the Merina people became the residents of the colony of French Madagascar. In early 20th...

Madagascar portal The Malagasy (French: Malgache) are a group of Austronesian-speaking ethnic groups indigenous to the island country of Madagascar....

and in 2022, French is spoken by around a quarter of the population in Madagascar, i.e. 7.7 million people out of 29.1 million (26.5%). In the first Constitution...

France–Madagascar relations are the diplomatic relations between the French Republic and the Republic of Madagascar. France controlled Madagascar beginning...

died in 1917. Following conquest, the French abolished slavery in 1896, freeing approximately 500,000 slaves. In French Madagascar, Malagasy people were...

Accounts of Jews in Madagascar go back to the earliest ethnographic descriptions of the island, from the mid-17th century. Madagascar has a small Jewish...

The French diaspora (French: Diaspora française) consists of French people and their descendants living outside France. Countries with significant numbers...

The French people (French: Les Français, lit. 'The French') are a nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history...

Chinese people in Madagascar (Chinese: 馬達加斯加華人, Malagasy: Sinoa eto Madagasikara) are a minority ethnic group of Madagascar and form Africa's third largest...

1940, shortly before the Fall of France. The proposal called for the handing over of control of Madagascar, then a French colony, to Germany as part of the...

the King of Madagascar by European diplomats. Antananarivo remained the island's capital after Madagascar was colonized by the French in 1897, and after...

The Madagascar Armed Forces (French: Forces armées de Madagascar, Malagasy: Tafika Malagasy) is the national military of Madagascar. The IISS detailed...

Madagascar has become a recognised destination for both adult and child sex tourism, particularly for French and Italian males. The main areas in the...

The national flag of Madagascar (Malagasy: sainan'i Madagasikara; French: drapeau de Madagascar) was adopted on 14 October 1958, two years before the independence...

Religion in Madagascar is diverse, with Christianity being the largest religion. Significant populations of the adherents of traditional faiths and Islam...

Christianity in Madagascar is practiced by 85.3% of Madagascar's population according to the Pew Research Center in 2020. However, other surveys put the...

Despite a high potential for tourism, tourism in Madagascar is underdeveloped. Madagascar's tourist attractions include its beaches and biodiversity....

Madagascar Airlines is an airline based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. It is the flag carrier of Madagascar; it operates services to Europe, Asia and neighbouring...

and conquered the kingdom, making it a French colony, in what became known as the Franco-Hova Wars. Madagascar's central highlands were first inhabited...

people in France consist of migrants from Madagascar and their descendants living and working in France. The first wave of immigrants from Madagascar...

The Malagasy Protectorate was a French protectorate in what is now Madagascar. Through the protectorate, France attempted to control the foreign affairs...

Communications in Madagascar include newspapers, radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Widespread poverty and illiteracy severely...

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Madagascar, then officially known as French Madagascar, was a French colony at the outbreak of the Second World War, having been under French administration...

Islam in Madagascar is a minority religion, with most Malagasy people adhering to Christianity. Due to secular nature of the Madagascar's constitution...

continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is an official language of Madagascar alongside French. Malagasy is the...