Malawi Information &
Facts
Location: Malawi is in Southern Africa,
east of Zambia
Climate: The climate is sub-tropical;
rainy season
(November to
May); dry season
(May to
November)
Population: Estimate as of July 2007 is
13,603,181.
Life Expectancy: 42.98 years.
Language: Chichewa 57.2% (official),
Chinyanja 12.8%,
Chiyao 10.1%,
Chitumbuka 9.5%,
Chisena 2.7%,
Chilomwe 2.4%,
Chitonga 1.7%,
other 3.6%
Government type: Multiparty Democracy
Capital: Lilongwe
Population Below Poverty Line: 53%
Agricultural Products: tobacco, sugarcane,
cotton, tea,
corn, potatoes,
cassava
(tapioca),
sorghum, pulses,
groundnuts,
Macadamia nuts;
cattle, goats
Industries: tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill
products,
cement, consumer
goods
Currency: Malawian kwacha (MWK)
Attractions & Features: It has the Great
Rift Valley
running through
the country from
north to
south. In this
deep trough lies
Lake Malawi
(also called
Lake Nyasa), the
third-largest
lake in Africa,
making about 20%
of Malawi's
area. The Shire
River flows from
the south end of
the lake and
joins the
Zambezi River
farther south in
Mozambique. East
and west of the
Rift Valley are
high
plateaus. The
Nyika Uplands,
Shire Highlands,
Mts. Zomba and
Mulanje, are
more features of
note.
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