Malawi

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300625612
• Langue: English

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Malawi

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Malawi (Africa)

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Introduction ::Malawi

Background:

Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. Current President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. As president, MUTHARIKA has overseen economic improvement but because of political deadlock in the legislature, his minority party has been unable to pass significant legislation, and anti-corruption measures have stalled. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the spread of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009.

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Geography ::Malawi

Location:Southern Africa, east of Zambia

Geographic coordinates:13 30 S, 34 00 E

Map references:Africa

Area:

Total:118,484 sq km

Country comparison to theworld:99

Land:94,080 sq km

Water:24,404 sq km

Area - comparative:Slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

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Land boundaries:

Total:2,881 km

Border countries:Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km

Coastline:0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:None (landlocked)

Climate:Sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)

Terrain:Narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point:Junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m

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Highest point:Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m

Natural resources:Limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite

Land use:

Arable land:20.68%

Permanent crops:1.18%

Other:78.14% (2005)

Irrigated land:560 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:17.3 cu km (2001) Freshwater withdrawal

(Domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total:1.01 cu km/yr (15%/5%/80%)

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Per capita:78 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards:NA

Environment - current issues:Deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations

Environment - international agreements:

Party to:Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

Signed, but not ratified:Law of the Sea

Geography - note:Landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature

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People ::Malawi

Population:15,447,500 country comparison to the world: 64 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:45.4% (male 3,419,711/female 3,404,726)

15-64 years:51.9% (male 3,889,065/female 3,915,309)

65 years and over:2.7% (male 172,679/female 227,267) (2010 est.)

Median age:

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Total:17.1 years

Male:17 years

Female:17.3 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:2.758% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:21

Birth rate:41.28 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:11

Death rate:13.69 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:20

Net migration rate:0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Country comparison to the world:91

Urbanization:

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