Publication: The Tourism Sector in Madagascar
Date
2005-05
ISSN
Published
2005-05
Author(s)
Thornton Christie, Iain
Abstract
Madagascar has an impressive array of
biodiversity, natural beauty and cultural resources to
support tourism. The world's fourth largest island,
Madagascar is home to many species found nowhere else on the
planet, among them 30 species of lemur - currently the main
tourist attraction. Madagascar's nearly 5,000 km of
coastline is coupled with a continental shelf equal to 20
percent of the island's land area which presents
numerous opportunities for developing resort-based tourism
to complement eco-tourism.
Citation
“Thornton Christie, Iain. 2005. The Tourism Sector in Madagascar. Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 250. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/b3351bdc-db47-5ec3-87fe-417f1621fd7e License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”