Madagascar

Key Facts About Madagascar

• •Madagascar is the world's fourth largest island and was isolated for 88 million years.
• •Over 90% of Madagascar's wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth.
• •The island is home to all known species of lemur, over 100 species.
• •Madagascar split from India about 88 million years ago and from Africa 165 million years ago.
• •Vanilla from Madagascar accounts for about 80% of the world's natural vanilla supply.

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