| Republic of Malawi Chalo cha Malawi, Dziko la Malaŵi |
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| Motto: Unity and Freedom[1] |
Anthem: Mulungu dalitsa Malaŵi (Chichewa)
"Oh God Bless Our Land of Malawi"[2]
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Capital
(and largest city) | Lilongwe
13°57′S33°42′E / 13.95°S 33.7°E / -13.95; 33.7 |
| Official language(s) | English
Chichewa[3] |
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| Ethnic groups (2008) | Chewa 32.6%
Lomwe 17.6%
Yao 13.5%
Ngoni 11.5%
Tumbuka 8.8%
Nyanja 5.8%
Sena 3.6%
Tonga 2.1%
Ngonde 1%
other 3.5% |
| Demonym | Malawian |
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| Government | Unitarypresidential republic |
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| - | President | Joyce Banda |
| - | Vice President | Khumbo Kachali |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Independence |
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| - | from the United Kingdom | July 6, 1964 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 118,484 km2 (99th)
45,747 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 20.6% |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 14,901,000 [4] (64th) |
| - | 1998 census | 9,933,868[5] |
| - | Density | 128.8/km2 (86th)
333.6/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $13.901 billion[6] |
| - | Per capita | $860[6] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $5.673 billion[6] |
| - | Per capita | $351[6] |
| Gini (2008) | 38 |
| HDI (2008) |  0.493[7] (low) (160th) |
| Currency | Kwacha (D) (MWK) |
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| Time zone | CAT(UTC+2) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | left |
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| ISO 3166 code | MW |
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| Internet TLD | .mw[3] |
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| Calling code | +265[3] |
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1 Population 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.
2Information is drawn from the CIA Factbook unless otherwise noted. |
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