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Capital Malawi : |
Lilongwe .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Malawi :
| Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km .
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| Climate Malawi :
| sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) .
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| Life expectancy Malawi :
| 37.48 years .
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| Fertility rate Malawi :
| 6.04 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Malawi :
| multiparty democracy .
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| Population Malawi :
| 11 906 855.
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| Area Total Malawi :
| 118,480 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Malawi :
| 85,000 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Malawi :
| 135,100 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Malawi :
| 265.
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| Sex ratio total Malawi :
| 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Malawi ratio under 15 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Malawi ratio 15 64 :
| 0.98 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Malawi ratio 65 :
| 0.66 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Malawi :
| $-58 million (2003) |
| HIV Malawi :
| 14.2% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Malawi :
| 55% (2003 est.) |
| Literacy Malawi :
| 62,70% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Malawi :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Malawi :
| NA |
| Inflation Malawi :
| 9.5% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Malawi :
| NA (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Malawi :
| 36,000 (2003) |
| Location Malawi :
| Southern Africa, east of Zambia |
| Geographic Coordinates Malawi :
| 13 30 S, 34 00 E |
| Religion Malawi :
| Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 3%, other 2% |
| Administrative region Malawi :
| 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 |
| Terrain Malawi :
| narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains |
| Elevation extremes lowest Malawi :
| junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Malawi :
| Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m |
| Natural resources Malawi :
| limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite |
| Land use arable land Malawi :
| 23,38% |
| Land use permanentcrops Malawi :
| 1,49% |
| Irrigated land Malawi :
| 280 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Malawi :
| NA |
| Environment current issues Malawi :
| deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations |
| Geography note Malawi :
| landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature |
| Malawi :
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Divisions
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
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