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Reasons Why Madagascar Is Poor

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Madagascar is an island located near Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is also one of the poorest county in the world. Madagascar’s economy is based on agriculture, mining, fishing and clothes production. One of the products Madagascar is most known for is vanilla, which comes from orchid. Also, vanilla bean take approximately two years to grow and they are quite expensive. One of main reasons to why Madagascar is so poor is because the government was corrupt and stole money that was given by other countries. Also, mining and fishing does not help with the long term economic growth. The lack of infrastructure mostly roads makes it hard for people to sell their products to customers. Because Madagascar is the one of the poorest countries in the
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