No money. No food. No clothes. Sitting on the floor, wondering if she's going to wake up the next morning and repeat the process or not. Begging for money, starving and shivering from the cold are normal parts of life for people suffering from scarcity. Deprivation of basic necessities like water, food and shelter contributes to poverty in Madagascar. Poverty occurs every day around the world, including Madagascar, leaving its people struggling and looking for a way to alleviate their problem. Appropriately, Madagascar's unique history shapes its government and geography. They separated from France and became independent in 1960. As noted in the article Madagascar, the country has a republican government led by its current president, Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotarimana and its Prime Minister Roger Kolo (2014). Madagascar reports that the island geography is located at 20 00 S, 47 00 E in southern Africa with an area of ​​approximately 587,041 square kilometers (2014). According to Fetter's article, Madagascar has a diverse climate depending on location. The north of Madagascar, separated from the island by numerous mountains and the southern end, located mainly around desert terrain. The east coast has an arid and dangerous climate with storms and the west coast has beautiful tropical coastlines (2014). Namely, Madagascar becomes saturated with an eclectic group of people and religions. Malagasy and French are the main languages ​​spoken in Madagascar, although French is generally only spoken in the cities. The article, Madagascar, indicates some religious beliefs that constitute the total population of Madagascar. In fact, of approximately 23,201,926 people living in Madagascar, 41% believe in Christianity, Muslims make up 7%, and 52% have a...... middle of paper ......d Book Advanced. World Book, 2014. Web. April 10, 2014. Atinmo, T. et al. “Breaking the poverty/malnutrition cycle in Africa and the Middle East. » Nutritional examinations. May 2009: (40-46). EBSCOHost. Internet. April 10, 2014. Covell, M. “Madagascar”. British Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia Britannica, INC, 2014. Web. May 9, 2014. Davis, J. and Randivoarivelo, N. “Madagascar.” CARE Madagascar. CARE, February 2011. Web. April 8, 2014.Fetter, B. “Madagascar”. Advanced World Book. World Book, 2014. Web. April 10, 2014. “Madagascar”. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency, April 2014. Web. April 8, 2014. “Madagascar: Poverty Assessment.” Poverty analysis. World Bank Group, 2011. Web. April 8, 2014. Moyo, C. “Access to productive resources: the catalyst for poverty reduction among rural women.” A case from South Africa. Gender and behavior. June 2013: (5153-5161). EBSCOHost. Internet. April 10 2014.