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MALAWIRepublic of Malawi

GOVERNMENT:

• Head of State and Govt --------------------------------- Bingu wa Mutharika
• Population: ----------------------------- 14,268,711
• Capital City: ----------------------------- Lilongwe
• Capital City (Est. pop.)-------------------- 395,500
• Independence:----------- July 6, 1964
  
  GEOGRAPHY:
• Area: --------------------- 118,484 sq.km : 45,747 sq mi
• Largest City(Est. pop)--------------------- Blantyre (446,800)
  
  PEOPLE:
• Official languages:------------------- English, Chichewa
• Unemployment----------------- NA%
  
  VITAL STATISTICS:
• Birth Rate----------------------- 40/1000
• Literacy:------------------ 56%
  
  ECONOMY:
• Monitary unit .......................... Kwacha
• Economy:------------ Agricultural Products, tobacco, tea
• Natural Resources-----------Limestone ,uranium.

Geography:Malawi is a landlocked country in southern Africa.