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Radama I
(Encyclopedia)Radama I rädäˈmə [key], c.1793–1828, founder of the kingdom of Madagascar. He succeeded (1810) his father, Andrianimpoinimerina, as king of Merina, a small kingdom on the central plateau of the ...Toamasina
(Encyclopedia)Toamasina tämätävˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 127,441), NE Madagascar. Situated on the Indian Ocean, it is the nation's chief port and is connected by rail with Antananarivo. Toamasina exports sugar, ...Antananarivo
(Encyclopedia)Antananarivo tänänärēvˈ [key], city (2021 metro. area pop. 3,531,887), capital of Madagascar. Antananarivo is Madagascar's largest city and is its administrative, com...Madagascar
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Madagascar mădˌəgăsˈcär, officially Republic of Madagascar, republic (2015 est. pop. 24,234,000), 226,658 sq mi (587,045 sq km), in the Indian Ocean, separated from E Africa by the Mozamb...Browse by Subject
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