| Country (long form) |
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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