| COUNTRY FACTS: MALAWI | |
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| Name(official): | Republic of Malawi |
| Name(short): | Malawi |
| Capital City: | Lilongwe |
| Location: | Southern Africa, east of Zambia |
| Coordinate: | 13 30 S, 34 00 E |
| Independence: | (From Britain) July 6th; 1964. |
| President: | Bingu wa MUTHARIKA |
| Type of Government: | Multi-party democracy |
| Total Area: | 118 480sq.km. |
| Population: | 13 013 926 |
| People: | Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European. |
| Religion: | Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census). |
| Languages: | Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census). |
| Literacy: | 62.7%total, 76.1%male, 49.8%female (2003 est.) |
| Currency: | Malawian Kwacha (MWK) |
| GDP(per capita): | $600 (2005) |
| Arable Land: | 20.68% (2005 est.) |
| Agriculture: | Tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses, groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats. |
| Natural resources: | Limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited uranium, coal, bauxite. |
| Embassy in Japan: | Embassy of the Republic of Malawi, Chancery: Takanawa Kaisei Bldg. 7F, 3-4-1 Takanawa, Minato-ku. Post Code: 108-0074, Tel. 03-3449-3010 Embassy of Republic of Malawi |
| General Info: | |
| International Phone Code: | +265 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Tourism:
MAJOR CITIES
Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu, Zomba
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- United Nations
- African Union
- COMESA
- SADC
- NEPAD
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
27 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba.