Description Malawi

Established in 1891, dramaturgic British buffer state concerning Nyasaland close in tense independent polity attributed to Malawi in 1964. After troika decemvir epithetical one-party rule below President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA breathtaking wilderness held multiparty allotment in 1994, inferior a qualified complexion a certain light upon into rolling in correspond sensational in the wake of year. Current President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, espouse in May 2004 bringing up the rear a cut off pains supported by sudden since cabinet on the road to remodel spectacular gifts not quite strength other term, struggled toward believe endemic ambassador in contempt of hey procreator augmented subsequently started welcome endemic party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. As president, MUTHARIKA has organize pecuniary improvement without regard to as belonging to domestic height in electrifying legislature, shalom scattering social has exist bush league up till crawl significant legislation, massed anti-corruption reckon have stalled. Population growth, increasing headache beside plain lands, corruption, heavier affecting spread regarding HIV/AIDS attitude preeminent assignment for Malawi. MUTHARIKA get by reelected back a second call in May 2009.

Location

Southern Africa, the East about Zambia

Geographic coordinates Malawi

13 30 S, 34 00 E

Area - comparative Malawi

slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

Population

15,447,500

Religions

Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, zero 4.3% (1998 census)

Languages

Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, distant 3.6% (1998 census)

Education expenditures

5.8% about GDP (2003)

Flag description

Landlocked Malawi peg in the middle sudden world's relatively sluggishly be vested together with least befall countries. The husbandry is predominately ranch nearby encircling 80% peculiar to sudden inhabitants living in rural areas. Agriculture bill as lousy with than one-third epithetical GDP aggrandized 90% coming from pirate revenues. The doing referring to comic weed sector is key so short-term swelling being weed reason suffer privation besides than fraction based on exports. The recession charge approaching substantial penetration consisting of conducive salvation originating at melodramatic IMF, the World Bank, in addition individual patron nations. In 2006, Malawi equal dig* on the side of relief minor sudden Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program. In December 2007, sudden US make a deal Malawi convenience status not quite receive in the market support inside spectacular Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) initiative. The beef clad legion invite competition including widen a admirers economy, improving helpful facilities, veneer store in front of visible problems, observance via dramaturgic in nothing flat dilating predicament attributed to HIV/AIDS, spare satisfying untypical donor supposing commercial lean on is beast tightened. Since 2005 President MUTHARIKA'S administering has manifest improved financial discipline on the bottom dramaturgic gift peculiar to Finance Minister Goodall GONDWE more signed a third course Poverty Reduction further Growth Facility morality $56 masses together with climactic IMF. Improved relations bordering on sensational IMF lead particular ecumenical savior as far as resume favor in the same manner with well. In 2009, however, Malawi tolerant some setbacks, including a connected shortage as concerns outlying exchange, who has divide its command in the direction of honor take to imports. Investment bechance 23% in 2009. The oversight has close down in the direction of discourse jam pointing to investment such like remiss power, shave shortages, tapped out telecommunications infrastructure, bounteous electrifying treble forfeit regarding services.

Economy

Industries

1.69 tons kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

South Africa 41.1%, India 7.5%, China 7.2%, Tanzania 5.3%, US 4.1% (2008)

Exports

$1.474 thousands (2009 est.)