{"id":1354,"date":"2014-03-06T12:34:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T12:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.123fakta.com\/da\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:38:44","slug":"feiten-over-madagaskar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.123fakta.com\/nl\/facts-about-madagascar","title":{"rendered":"Feiten over Madagaskar"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Naam:<\/strong>\u00a0De offici\u00eble naam van Madagaskar is 'Republiek Madagaskar'. In de periode 1975 - 1993 heette het land 'Democratische Republiek Madagaskar'.<\/p>\n

2. Grootte:<\/strong>\u00a0Met 587.041 km2 is Madagaskar het op drie na grootste eiland ter wereld. Wetenschappers denken dat Madagaskar zich ongeveer 160 miljoen jaar geleden van het Afrikaanse continent heeft afgescheiden.<\/p>\n

3. Weer en klimaat:<\/strong>\u00a0De combinatie van zuidoostelijke passaatwinden en noordelijke moessons zorgt voor een warm regenseizoen van november tot april. In mei tot oktober is het weer over het algemeen koeler en droger.<\/p>\n

4. Cyclonen:<\/strong>\u00a0Tijdens het regenseizoen van november tot april komen vaak vernietigende cyclonen voor. In 2004 werd Madagaskar getroffen door de ergste cycloon ooit; 172 mensen verloren het leven, 214.260 mensen raakten dakloos en de schade bedroeg meer dan USD 250 miljoen.<\/p>\n

5. Uniek leven:<\/strong>\u00a0Omdat Madagaskar zo lang gescheiden is geweest van Afrika, zijn hier veel nieuwe dier- en plantensoorten ontstaan. Ongeveer 80% van de dieren op Madagaskar komen nergens anders op aarde voor. Veel van de unieke diersoorten op Madagaskar worden bedreigd omdat de mens meer dan 90% van hun natuurlijke habitat heeft vernietigd.<\/p>\n

\"Feit:
Naamsvermelding: Frank Vassen + wallygrom + H\u00efL\u00f4qui - Flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Feit: Er zijn 9 soorten baobabs in de wereld: 6 in Madagaskar, 2 in Afrika en op het Arabisch schiereiland en 1 in Australi\u00eb.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

6. Maki's:<\/strong>\u00a0Er zijn ongeveer 50 verschillende soorten maki's die allemaal op Madagaskar en een paar omliggende eilanden leven. Lemuren worden beschouwd als een van de meest unieke dieren van Madagaskar. Lemuren zijn wetenschappelijk als volgt geclassificeerd: Orde = Primaten > Onderorde = Halfapen<\/a> > Infraorde = Lemuriformes<\/p>\n

7. Talen:<\/strong>\u00a0Malagasy en Frans zijn de twee offici\u00eble talen van Madagaskar. Daarnaast wordt er ook Engels gesproken. Taalkundig behoort het Malagasy tot de Austronesische taalfamilie. Het is verwant aan de Malayo-Polynesische talen van Indonesi\u00eb, Maleisi\u00eb en de Filippijnen.<\/p>\n

8. Vroege geschiedenis:<\/strong>\u00a0Mensen arriveerden ongeveer 2500 jaar geleden op Madagaskar, waardoor het eiland een van de laatste grote landmassa's op aarde was die door mensen werd bewoond. De eerste mensen kwamen vanuit het zuiden van Borneo in outrigger kano's en waren met tussen de 60 en 200 mensen. Deze mensen maakten kennis met de megafauna van Madagaskar, waaronder olifantvogels, reuzenfossielen en reuzenmaki's. Rond 600 na Christus begonnen deze kolonisten de bossen rond de centrale hooglanden van het eiland te kappen.<\/p>\n

9. Latere geschiedenis:<\/strong>\u00a0Tussen 600 en 800 na Chr. arriveerde een groep Arabieren op Madagaskar en rond 1000 na Chr. een Bantoe-sprekende groep uit Zuidoost-Afrika. Rond 1500 arriveerden de eerste Europeanen op het eiland. De Betsileo, Imerina en Sakalava werden de dominante stammen op het eiland tot het begin van de jaren 1800, toen de Malagasy Radama I werd erkend (door een Europees land) als de eerste koning van Madagaskar.<\/p>\n

10. Vandaag:<\/strong>\u00a0Frankrijk viel Madagaskar binnen in 1883 en het eiland bleef onder Frans bestuur tot 1959, toen het land zijn eigen grondwet kreeg. Tegenwoordig is Madagaskar een semipresidenti\u00eble representatieve democratische republiek met meerdere partijen en een van de armste landen ter wereld.<\/p>\n

\"Feit:
Naamsvermelding: insane photoholic + VisitingMadagascar + foilman + TonyParkin67 - Flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lemuren worden beschouwd als een van de meest unieke dieren in Madagaskar. Lemuren zijn halfaapjes en dus nauw verwant aan luiaards<\/a>dieren met vingers en indianen<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. Naam: De offici\u00eble naam van Madagaskar is de 'Republiek Madagaskar'. In de periode 1975 - 1993 heette het land \"Democratische Republiek Madagaskar\" 2. Grootte: Met 587.041 km2 is Madagaskar het op drie na grootste eiland ter wereld. Wetenschappers geloven dat Madagaskar zich ongeveer 160 miljoen jaar geleden van het Afrikaanse continent heeft afgescheiden 3. Weer en klimaat: De combinatie ... Lees meer<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[78,65],"tags":[120],"class_list":["post-1354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-countries-geography","tag-adsense"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFacts about Madagascar - Weather, climate, geography, etc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fact: Madagascar is hit by destructive cyclones almost every year, costing lives. 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