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Malawi Information

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Balaka
Bangula
Blantyre
Bwanje
Champhira
Chikwawa
Chileka
Chilumba
Chintheche
Chipoka
Chiponde
Chiradzulu
Chitipa
Dedza
Domasi
Dowa
Edingeni
Ekwendeni
Embangweni
Jenda
Karonga
Kasungu
Likoma
Lilangwe
Lilongwe
Limbe
Linthipe
Livingstonia
Liwonde
Lobi
Luchenza
Lunzu
Machinga
Madisi
Malaomo
Malosa
Mangochi
Mayani
Mchinji
Mitundu
Monkey Bay
Mponela
Mua
Mulanje
Mwanza
Mzimba
Mzuzu
Namadzi
Namitete
Namwera
Nathenje
Nchalo
Ngabu
Njata
Nkhata Bay
Nkhoma
Nkhotakota
Nponela
Nsanje
Ntcheu
Ntchisi
Phalombe
Rumphi
Salima
Thete
Thyolo
Tsangano
Zalewa
Zomba

Background

Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. Current President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. As president, MUTHARIKA has overseen economic improvement but because of political deadlock in the legislature, his minority party has been unable to pass significant legislation, and anti-corruption measures have stalled. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the spread of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009.

Population

15,447,500

Government type

28 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba

Administrative divisions

multiparty democracy

Independence

Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)

International organization participation

three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered on the black band; black represents the native peoples, red the blood shed in their struggle for freedom, and green the color of nature; the rising sun represents the hope of freedom for the continent of Africa

Economy - overview

Market value of publicly traded shares

tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods

Agriculture - products

9.5% (2009 est.)

Industries

1.69 billion kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

1.572 billion kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - production

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production

0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Internet country code

316,100 (2008)

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