Noticing the German names, and architecture in Eldia led me to believe that Eldia was somewhere around Europe. However, I've seen maps that theorize that it's actually located in Madagascar. The only thing that doesn't make a lot of sense to me is that Madagascar is a very tropical. In the anime they show forests and areas that are very "taiga-like" which is a biome more reminiscent of Europe. If you could clarify this for me would be awesome!

Noticing the German names, and architecture in Eldia led me to believe that Eldia was somewhere around Europe. However, I've seen maps that theorize that it's actually located in Madagascar. 

The only thing that doesn't make a lot of sense to me is that Madagascar is very tropical. In the anime, they show forests and areas that are very "taiga-like" which is a biome more reminiscent of Europe.

If you could clarify this for me, it would be awesome!