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MALAWI
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Under the new
Constitution, the President, who is both Head of
State Government, is elected directly by the
people every five years. |
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Independence Day |
6 July 1964 |
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Capital City |
Lilongwe |
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Government |
Multi-party democracy |
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Population |
13.2 million (2006 estimate) |
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Business Language |
English. |
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Local
Languages |
Chichewa, Lomwe, Yao, Tumbuka |
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Total area |
118,484 sq km |
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Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November
to May) and dry season (May to
November) |
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Currency |
Malawian Kwacha and Tambala, (100
tambala = 1 Kwacha) |
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Country Code |
GMT +265 |
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International
Airports |
Kamuzu International Airport, and
Chileka International Airport |
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Time Zone |
GMT+2 |
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Main
Exports |
Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Cotton |
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Main
Imports |
Machinery, Fertilizer, Chemicals,
Iron/steel, Electronics, Vehicles |
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Main
Trading Partners |
UK,
Germany, Kenya, Egypt, Mozambique,
Zambia, USA, Japan, South Africa,
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Australia |
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Mineral Deposits |
Uranium, Rare Sands, Bauxite, Coal |
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Malawi's National
Assembly has 193 seats, all directly elected to
serve 5-year terms in a single member
constituencies. Malawi's judicial system, |
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HIS EXCELLENCY
DR. BINGU WA MUTHARIKA
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI |
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based
on the English model, is
made up of magisterial
lower courts, a high
court, a supreme court
of appeal, and
industrial courts. |
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MALAWI GOVERNMENT
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES |
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The Government of Malawi
has put in place the
Malawi Growth and
Development Strategy (MGDS)
to create wealth through
sustainable economic
growth and
infrastructure
development as a means
of achieving poverty
reduction. |
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The MGDS emphasizes six
key priority areas of
agriculture and food
security; irrigation and
water development;
transport infrastructure
development; energy
generation and supply;
integrated rural
development; and
prevention and
management of nutrition
disorders, and HIV/AIDS. |
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These six key priority
areas are also expected
to accelerate the
attainment of the
Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) in the
areas of health,
education, gender,
environment, and
governance. |
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MALAWI
GEOGRAPHY |
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Malawi
(formerly Nyasaland) is
categorized as a
sub-Saharan country,
located in south-eastern
Africa, bordered by
Zambia to the northwest,
Tanzania to
the north and
Mozambique
to the south, east and
west. |
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The Malawi National
Flag consists of three
horizontal bands
of black, red and green. |
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The Great Rift Valley
runs through the country
from north to south. In
this deep trough lies
Lake Malawi, the
third-largest lake in
Africa, and the 10th
largest in the world.
Lake Malawi make about 20 per cent of
the total Malawi's area. |
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The
rising sun is
superimposed on
the centre of the black
stripe. The black
represents the people of
Africa while the red
represents the blood of
the martyrs for African
freedom. The green
represents the ever
green nature of Malawi. |
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The Shire River flows
from the south end of
the lake and joins the
Zambezi River 400 km
further south in
Mozambique. |
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The National Crest has a
rising sun at the top
and bottom, representing
the dawn of freedom in
Africa. |
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East and
west of the Rift Valley
are high plateaus,
generally between 900
and 1,200 m above sea level.
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The fish eagle and wavy
bands on the shield
symbolize Lake Malawi
while the lion and the
leopard guard the crest
as a whole. The
land at the base
represents the rugged
mountains of Malawi.
The crest bears the
motto "Unity
and Freedom". |
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POLITICAL
HISTORY |
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Malawi, then known as
Nyasaland, was a British
protectorate from 1891
to 1964. On 6th
July,1964, Malawi became
independent within the
Commonwealth with Dr
H. Kamuzu Banda as Prime
Minister. |
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MALAWI
NATIONAL
ANTHEM |
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Oh God Bless our land of
Malawi , Keep it a land
of peace, Put down each
and every enemy, Hunger,
disease, envy, Join
together all our hearts
as one, That we be free
from fear, Bless our
leader, each and every
one, And Mother Malawi. |
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On 6thjuly,
1966, Malawi became a
republic with Dr Banda
as its first President. |
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In 1994, Malawi adopted
a new constitution which
provided for multiparty
politics. After two
presidential elections
under the new
Constitution, the current
President, elected in
2004, is His Excellency Dr. Bingu wa
Mutharika.
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SOME
USEFUL
WEBSITES
ON
MALAWI |
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Government of
Malawi
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http://www.malawi.gov.mw |
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National
Statistical
Office |
http://www.nso.malawi.net |
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Reserve Bank of
Malawi |
http://ww.rbm.mw |
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Malawi Tourism
Association |
http://www.malawi-tourism-association.org.mw/ |
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The Judiciary |
http://www.judiciary.mw |
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