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Country
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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President: Girma Woldegiorgis
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Population
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16,323,044
| 91,195,675
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Life Expectancy
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52.310 years
| 56.560 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Addis Ababa (population: 2,757,730) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.389
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| GDP per capita |
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 42.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 2.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 21.4%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Legal
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| federal republic
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Independence date
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Christian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim 32.8%, traditional 4.6%, other 1.8% (1994 census)
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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)
| Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (major foreign language taught in schools) (1994 census)
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| Exports |
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 7
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Eastern Africa, west of Somalia
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 1,104,300 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
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