Fourth Largest Island

Madagascar, with 592,800 square kilometers of land, is one of the world's largest islands. This is one of the things about Madagascar you should know. Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo are ahead of it on the list. The country is located just over 400 kilometers (250 miles) off Africa's southeast coast and has a population of approximately 25 million people (World Bank, 2016). The fact that it has been isolated from its neighboring continents for millions of years is largely responsible for its distinct biodiversity.

For almost 160 million years, Madagascar has been cut apart from the rest of Africa. For millions of years, everything was permitted to evolve in relative solitude. Madagascar is unlike any other place on the planet. Madagascar, a small island around the size of Texas or France, is home to over 250,000 species, with 70% of them found nowhere else on the planet. It has been termed the eighth continent because of its unusual flora and wildlife, as well as its vastness.