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Location: |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia |
Size: |
118,480 sq. km.
(slightly smaller than Pennsylvania)
Elevation varies from
37 to 3,002 meters |
Population: |
13,603,181 (July 2007
est.)
* 0-14 years: 46.1%
* 15-64 years: 51.2%
* 65+ years: 2.7%
Median age: 16.7 years
Life expectancy: 42.98 years
HIV / AIDS: 14.2% |
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Christian 79.9%
Muslim
12.8%
Indigenous beliefs 3%
Other beliefs 4.3% |
Language: |
English (official)
Chichewe
(official)
Chinyanja
Chiyao
Chitumbuka
Chisena
Chilomwe
Chitonga
other regional languages |
Government: |
Multiparty Democracy |
Capital: |
Lilongwe |
Independence: |
06 July 1964 (from
UK) |
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