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We head south from Somalia about 1600 miles for today’s Geo Quiz. We’re heading to the world’s fourth-largest island. Let’s give you a little help right off the bat.

The three largest islands in the world are Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo. So you can rule those out.

This island-nation is about 250 miles off of Africa’s south-eastern coast. Its isolation means that the country is rich in unique wildlife and plants. But the country’s economy is poor.

Most people there live in poverty. Here are a couple of more clues. The capital is Antananarivo.

And…this country is the world’s biggest exporter of vanilla. Think about it.

We’ll find out if you’re right…when we answer today’s Geo Quiz.

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Geo Answer:
In a moment, Razia Said and her new album. But first, we answer today’s Geo Quiz. We were looking for an island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa … a place where vanilla beans grow on trees.

The answer is Madagascar … and that just happens to be the native country of singer Razia Said.

She left the island when she was 11 years old to join her mother in Gabon. She now lives in New York City. But Said returns to Madagascar from time to time to visit her grandmother. On her most recent trip, she witnessed a level of environmental destruction she had never seen before. Razia Said decided to devote her next album to raising awareness about the issue.

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