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 CHURCH 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
 Population 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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