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Malawi  
 

Malawi

Malawi mapCHURCH OF GOD


Work Began: 1995

Churches: 133

Believers: 7,112

National Leader:
   Tammie Tregellas (National Contact)

Career Missionaries:
   Tammie Tregellas

SAMs:
   None currently assigned.



PEOPLE


Population: 13,931,831

Life Expectancy: Male: 43.74 years
Female: 43.15 years (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS:
Adult Prevalence Rate: 14.2%
People living with: 900,000

Ethnic Groups: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European.

Religions: Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, Other 3%, None 4.3% (1998 census).

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

Literacy: 62.7%


ECONOMY


Malawi flagPopulation Below Poverty Line: Not Available

Industries: Tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods.

Export Commodities: Tobacco 53%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, apparel.

Currency: Malawian kwacha (MWK)


GEOGRAPHY


Land Area: 118,480 sq km

Climate: Sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November).

Terrain: Narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains.

Natural Resources: Limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite.

 

Country information is excerpted from The World Factbook, which contains detailed information in many additional categories. 

 

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