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Republic of Malaŵi
Chalo cha Malawi, Dziko la Malaŵi
FlagCoat of arms
MottoUnity and Freedom[1]
AnthemMulungu dalitsa Malaŵi  (Chichewa)
"Oh God Bless Our Land of Malawi"
[2]
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]
DemonymMalawian
GovernmentMulti-partydemocracy
 - PresidentBingu wa Mutharika
 - Vice PresidentJoyce Banda
Independencefrom the United Kingdom 
 - Independence declaredJuly 6, 1964 
Area
 - Total118,484 km2 (99th)
45,747 sq mi 
 - Water (%)20.6%
Population
 - 2009 estimate15,028,757 (64)
 - 1998 census9,933,868[4] 
 - Density128.8/km2 (94th)
333.6/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2010 estimate
 - Total$13.149 billion[5] 
 - Per capita$925[5] 
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
 - Total$4.778 billion[5] 
 - Per capita$336[5] 
Gini (2008)38 
HDI (2008)increase 0.493[6] (low) (160th)
CurrencyKwacha (D) (MWK)
Time zoneCAT(UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST)not observed (UTC+2)
Drives on theleft
ISO 3166 codeMW
Internet TLD.mw[3]
Calling code+265[3]
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.

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011


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