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| Terrain Malawi :
| narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains
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| Natural hazards Malawi :
| NA
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| Environment current issues Malawi :
| deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations
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| Environment international agreements party to Malawi :
| Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
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| Geography note Malawi :
| landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature
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| Flag description Malawi :
| three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band
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| Agriculture products Malawi :
| tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses; groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats
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| Industries Malawi :
| tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods
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