http://www.expatify.com Expat Blogs & Community Magazine Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.expatify.com/madagascar/exploring-the-cities-of-madagascar.html http://www.expatify.com/madagascar/exploring-the-cities-of-madagascar.html#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:05:55 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=3955 Antananarivo This city is known more commonly as Tana, by both locals and visitors. It is the capital and largest city of Madagascar; Antananarivo’s population is about 900,000. It is geographically located in the center of this island country, and acts as the economic, administrative and communication center. In terms of terrain is situated within the [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/madagascar/exploring-the-cities-of-madagascar.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/madagascar/learning-the-languages-of-madagascar-malagasy-french-and-english.html http://www.expatify.com/madagascar/learning-the-languages-of-madagascar-malagasy-french-and-english.html#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:16:16 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=3723 Madagascar has three official languages: Malagasy, French and English. English was recently introduced as an official language, and is growing in usage. Malagasy Malagasy is the main language of Madagascar, and is spoken by almost all of the resident population. It is related to the Malayan language from the Barito Valley in Borneo, as well as [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/madagascar/learning-the-languages-of-madagascar-malagasy-french-and-english.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/madagascar/monday-escape-mahajanga-madagascar.html http://www.expatify.com/madagascar/monday-escape-mahajanga-madagascar.html#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:11:30 +0000 Bryan http://www.expatify.com/?p=1731 Due to its beautiful beaches and coconut-lined boardwalk, Mahajanga is a popular destination in Madagascar for both international travelers and Malagasy tourists. For the expat, it has a good combination of remoteness and accessibility. The city is the second most important seaport in the country, though due in part to a shallow harbor, it isn’t congested [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/madagascar/monday-escape-mahajanga-madagascar.html/feed 2