Madagascar
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Madagascar was under French control from the late nineteenth century until 1960, when it gained full independence. Its culture mixes European, African, and South Asian influences.
The island of Madagascar is the fourth largest in the world.
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Nine of the 11 starters in France’s win over Morocco either immigrated to France or are the children of immigrants from Madagascar, Lebanon, French Guiana and Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau and elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"If you are found to possess, breed or trade exotic cockroaches such as dubia cockroaches and Madagascar hissing cockroaches they will be seized and you could face penalties under federal law."
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The tanker, which is under EU and US sanctions, has flown the flags of Madagascar, the Marshall Islands and Panama.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Researchers classified the dinosaur as an unenlagiid, a group of small to medium sized theropod dinosaurs known from Late Cretaceous rocks in South America, Antarctica, Australia, and Madagascar.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
“The museum had sponsored a dig in Madagascar for a few months to search for the bone, and I got to go. You remember your father and me telling you about Madagascar?”
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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