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Country
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Leader
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President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
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President: Joyce Banda
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Population
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183,176
| 16,323,044
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Life Expectancy
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63.490 years
| 52.310 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Sao Tome (population: 53,300) | Lilongwe (population: 646,750) |
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Human Development Index
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0.643
| 0.457
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| GDP per capita |
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Literacy Rate
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84.9%
| 62.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.7
| 2.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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1.8%
| 13%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| multiparty democracy
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Independence date
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| Religions |
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
| Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
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| Languages |
Portuguese (official)
| 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)
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| Location |
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
| Southern Africa, east of Zambia
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| Area |
964 km sq
| 118,484 km sq
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| Coastline |
209 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
| sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
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