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Country
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Pearlette Louisy Prime minister: Kenny Anthony
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Population
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16,323,044
| 162,178
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Life Expectancy
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52.310 years
| 77.040 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Bisee (population: 12,980) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.821
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| GDP per capita |
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 90.1%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 7.1
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 17.2%
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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
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 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)
| English (official), French patois
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 616 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 158 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August
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