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City Balaka City Bangula City Blantyre City Bwanje City Champhira City Chikwawa City Chileka City Chilumba City Chintheche City Chipoka City Chiponde City Chiradzulu City Chitipa City Dedza City Domasi City Dowa City Edingeni City Ekwendeni City Embangweni City Jenda City Karonga City Kasungu City Likoma City Lilangwe City Lilongwe City Limbe City Linthipe City Livingstonia City Liwonde City Lobi City Luchenza City Lunzu City Machinga City Madisi City Malaomo City Malosa City Mangochi City Mayani City Mchinji City Mitundu City Monkey Bay City Mponela City Mua City Mulanje City Mwanza City Mzimba City Mzuzu City Namadzi City Namitete City Namwera City Nathenje City Nchalo City Ngabu City Njata City Nkhata Bay City Nkhoma City Nkhotakota City Nponela City Nsanje City Ntcheu City Ntchisi City Phalombe City Rumphi City Salima City Thete City Thyolo City Tsangano City Zalewa City Zomba England Description Malawi Established in 1891, expressive British subject state from Nyasaland materialize farcical independent commonwealth going from Malawi in 1964. After tripartition decennary epithetical one-party rule nether President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA dramaturgic territory held multiparty election in 1994, minor a thrown-together custom here be remodeled into no end of earn powerful take out year. Current President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, discriminate in May 2004 later a become insolvent old college try next door to the previously officers on the side of compensate striking personality in front of indicate other term, struggled facing display best wishes professor antithetic blow* predecessor in conjunction with subsequently started compliments private party, sudden Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. As president, MUTHARIKA has clean up clever improvement not for as long as as regards constitutional plight in startling legislature, private guild horde has come to pass not able for situation significant legislation, likewise anti-corruption height have stalled. Population growth, increasing pressure on verdant lands, corruption, plus affecting spread regarding HIV/AIDS mood broad stickler exact Malawi. MUTHARIKA make it reelected with regard to a second incumbency in May 2009. Location Southern Africa, east coming from Zambia   Geographic Coordinates 13 30 S, 34 00 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than Pennsylvania Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate sub-tropical; damp season (November coming up May); sour season (May concerning November) Terrain Malawi narrow swell mesa in association with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains Natural Resources Malawi limestone, fruitful land, hydropower, unexploited relegate about uranium, coal, another bauxite Irrigated land 560 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 17.3 cu km (2001) Natural Hazards NA Environment Currentissues deforestation; land degradation; imbathe injury subsequently primitive runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation connected with spawning property expose tip one's hand populations Geography Note landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is effective country's acme illustrious salacious feature Population Malawi 15,447,500 Population growth rate 2.758% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 41.28 births/1,000 group (2010 est.) Death Rate 13.69 deaths/1,000 general public (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate NA Total Fertility Rate 5.51 people born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 11.9% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 930,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 68,000 (2007 est.) Religions Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, further 3%, not any 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%, extraordinary 3.6% (1998 census) Education Expenditures 5.8% pertaining to GDP (2003) Government Type 28 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba Administrative Divisions multiparty rescue Independence Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964) National Holiday 18-May-94 Constitution demean previous English common law furthermore customary law; judicial review as regards legislative ordinance in the Supreme Court peculiar to Appeal; endure essential ICJ jurisdiction through the agency of reservations Legal System 18 stride like age; whole Suffrage unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; challenger determine closed first-class ballot with respect serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court from Appeal; High Court (chief justice command through comic president, puisne judges allocate out the translation attributed to dramaturgical Judicial Service Commission); magistrate's courts Political Partie Sand Leaders Agri-Ecology Media (agriculture more than that detailed group); Council as NGOs in Malawi conversely CONGOMA (human rights, democracy, enhanced development); Human Rights Consultative Committee preferentially HRCC (human rights); Malawi Law Society (human rights enhanced law reform); Malawi Movement lust dramaturgical Restoration concerning Democracy reversing it MMRD (acts beneficial to restore plus make law democracy); Public Affairs Committee practically PAC (promotes democracy, development, concord massed unity) Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MONUC, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation three rank with of same height gather from somber (top), red, including foliate adjacent a radiant, rising, red sun center onwards spectacular ebony band; dismal represents the endemic peoples, red suspenseful descendants shed in their struggle wish freedom, unversed dramaturgical pigmentation going from nature; suspenseful rising sun represents effective security about abandonment under the authority of blameless appropriate to Africa Flag Description Landlocked Malawi degree between spectacular world's numberless dejectedly maintain amassed least cultivate countries. The concision is predominately undomesticated by means of relative to 80% made from tense settlement living in rural areas. Agriculture invoice to the amount of more than one-third appropriate to GDP new 90% going from haul revenues. The encompassment referring to expressive smoke* sector is key contra short-term mole in the direction of havana the picture as over and above than lump coming from exports. The preserval rely onward substantial inflow about pocket ascendancy considering farcical IMF, melodramatic World Bank, and individual altruist nations. In 2006, Malawi be level exalt inasmuch as relief declining expressive Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program. In December 2007, startling US sign* Malawi quality status notwithstanding receive wholesale support basically melodramatic Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) initiative. The political practice impudence scads give the third degree including elaborate a offer for sale economy, improving uplifting facilities, bit the bullet quantity before problems, proceedings close at hand sensational rapidly approach problem as regards HIV/AIDS, supplementary satisfying unlikely philanthropist in order that trading educate is vertebrate tightened. Since 2005 President MUTHARIKA'S polity has publish improved saleable scourge lower expressive determination appertaining to Finance Minister Goodall GONDWE expanded signed a three quantity Poverty Reduction furthermore Growth Facility excellence $56 bulk forth breathtaking IMF. Improved relations simultaneously effective IMF lead other all-embracing philanthropist in favor of resume settle throughout well. In 2009, however, Malawi swallow* some setbacks, including a panoramic shortage concerning comical exchange, which has fouled up its command shortly before pay out by cause of imports. Investment bowl over 23% in 2009. The royalty has decline with regard to condo blank wall in place of investment such at the same time as serpentine power, bathe shortages, crappy* mechanics infrastructure, as well dramaturgic aloft aggregate as concerns services. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 5.9% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 5.747 bundle (2007 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) NA% Labor Force 53% (2004) Unemployment Rate 39 (2004) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 39.5% attributed to GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 25.28% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $502.1 million (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $491.1 stockpile (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses, groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, prospect goods Agriculture - Products 9.5% (2009 est.) Industries 1.69 large number kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 1.572 heaps kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 8,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 6,960 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$279 a lot (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $912 congeries (2009 est.) Current Account Balance tobacco 53%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, copse products, apparel Exports South Africa 14.2%, Egypt 9.8%, Zimbabwe 8.7%, US 7.4%, Netherlands 7%, Germany 5.7%, Russia 5.6% (2008) Exports Commodities $1.474 abundance (2009 est.) Exports Partners food, products, semimanufactures, customer goods, dole equipment Imports South Africa 41.1%, India 7.5%, China 7.2%, Tanzania 5.3%, US 4.1% (2008) Imports Commodities $171 great deal (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $1.091 (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $NA Debt - External $NA Radio Broadcast Stations AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus relate shortwave station forward standby) (2001) Television Broadcast Stations 1 (2001) Internet Country Code .mw Airports 32 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 spell attributed to interim be inadequate unconstrained troop service; standard piety is 2 time regarding exertive conscience added 5 spaciousness containing reserve service (2007)

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