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| Country |
: |
Republic of Malawi |
| Capital |
: |
Lilongwe |
| Total Area |
: |
45,745.38 sq mi
118,480.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than
Pennsylvania) |
| Population |
: |
10,548,250 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this
country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to
AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and
death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution
of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
14,728,296 |
| Languages |
: |
English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages
important regionally |
| Literacy |
: |
58.0% total, 72.8% male, 43.4% female (1999
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, indigenous
beliefs |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
36.61 male, 37.55 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Multiparty democracy |
| Currency |
: |
1 Malawian kwacha (MK) = 100 tambala |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$900 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer
goods |
| Agriculture |
: |
Tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava
(tapioca), sorghum, pulses; cattle, goats |
| Arable Land |
: |
34% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of
uranium, coal, and bauxite |
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