חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique |
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Geographic coordinates: |
20 00 S, 47 00 E |
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Map references: |
Africa |
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Area: |
total: 587,040 sq km
land: 581,540 sq km water: 5,500 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Arizona |
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Land boundaries: |
0 km |
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Coastline: |
4,828 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m deep isobath |
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Climate: |
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south |
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Terrain: |
narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Maromokotro 2,876 m |
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Natural resources: |
graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower |
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Land use: |
arable land: 5.07%
permanent crops: 1.03% other: 93.91% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
10,900 sq km (2000 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation |
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Environment - current issues: |
soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several species of flora and fauna unique to the island are endangered |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel |
More about Madagascar:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique |
|
Geographic coordinates: |
20 00 S, 47 00 E |
|
Map references: |
Africa |
|
Area: |
total: 587,040 sq km
land: 581,540 sq km water: 5,500 sq km |
|
Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Arizona |
|
Land boundaries: |
0 km |
|
Coastline: |
4,828 km |
|
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m deep isobath |
|
Climate: |
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south |
|
Terrain: |
narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center |
|
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Maromokotro 2,876 m |
|
Natural resources: |
graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower |
|
Land use: |
arable land: 5.07%
permanent crops: 1.03% other: 93.91% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
10,900 sq km (2000 est.) |
|
Natural hazards: |
periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation |
|
Environment - current issues: |
soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several species of flora and fauna unique to the island are endangered |
|
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel |
More about Madagascar: