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Republic of Malawi
Monday، 20 July 2009 - 12:00 AM
Country name : Republic of Malawi
Government Type : Republic
Independence : July 6, 1964 (from UK)
Capital : Lilongwe
Main Towns : Karonga-Mzuzu-Blantyre-Zomba
Geographic Location : Malawi is one of the landlocked south African countries, bordering Mozambique from the east and southwest, Zambia from northwest and Tanzania from the north and northeast.
Geographic Area : 115,480 km2
Population : 13,931,831 (July 2007 est.)
Ethnic groups : Chewa-Nyanja-Tumbuka-Yao-Lomwe-Sena-Ngoni
Languages : Chichwa (official)-Chinyaja-Chiyao
Historical glimpse : Malawi became independent in July 1964 and the first head of state was President Kamuza Banda who assumed office in July 1966. The current president is Binguwa Mutharika who assumed office on May 24, 2004.
Economy : The Economy in Malawi is agricultural for 85% of the Population
GDP : $ 10.47 billion (2007 est.)
GDP (real growth rate) : 5.7% (2007 est.)
Agricultural Products : Tobacco-Sugarcane-Cotton-Tea-Corn and cattle
Industries : Tobacco-Tea-Sugar-Cement
Reg, Org. Membership : ACP-AU-COMESA-SADC
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