The provincial capital of Toamasina with a population of approximately 130,000 is home to the most important port in the country, at which more than two thirds of all sea trade is carried out. Visitors to Madagascar, the third-largest island in the world, can enjoy seeing breathtakingly unusual flora and fauna, with lemurs, orchids, cacti and exotic birds. Madagascar is also where the oldest dinosaur fossils were found. The island of a thousand faces is famous for its long sandy beaches, tropical forests, desert areas, lakes, mountains and waterfalls.
