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About
Malawi: |
 | Location: Africa
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Lilongwe
Main Cities: Blantyre
Population: 11,008,000
Area: 118,480 km2
Currency: 1 Malawi Kwacha = 100 tambala
Languages: English, Chichewa
Religions: Animist, Christian, Muslim |
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Malawi:a republic in E central Africa: established as a British protectorate in 1891; became independent in 1964 and a republic, within the Commonwealth, in 1966; lies along the Great Rift Valley, with Lake Nyasa (Malawi) along the E border, the Nyika Plateau in the northwest, and the Shire (or Shiré) Highlands in the southeast. Official language: Chichewa; English and various other Bantu languages are also widely spoken. Religion: Christian majority, Muslim, and animist minorities. Currency: kwacha. Capital: Lilongwe. Pop.: 12 337 000 (2004 est.). Area: 118 484 sq. km (45 747 sq. miles) Former name: Nyasaland |
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