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Country
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
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Population
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16,323,044
| 18,056,072
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Life Expectancy
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52.310 years
| 54.590 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Luanda (population: 2,776,170) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.484
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| GDP per capita |
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 67.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 1.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 37.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| republic; multiparty presidential regime
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Independence date
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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| Languages |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
| Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 1,246,700 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,600 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
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