Malawi

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Government: Multiparty Democracy

Current President: Arthur Peter Mutharika

Economy:

• Predominately agricultural with about 80% of the population living in rural areas.
• Agriculture, which has benefited from fertilizer subsidies since 2006, accounts for one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues.

Population: 19,196,246 (2017)

Land Size: 118,484 sq km (45,747 sq miles)

Major Ethnic Groups:

• Chewa: 32.6%
• Lomwe: 17.6%
• Yao: 13.5%
• Ngoni: 11.5%
• Tumbuka: 8.8%
• Nyanja: 5.8%
• Sena: 3.6%
• Tonga: 2.1%
• Ngonde: 1%
• Other: 3.5% (2008 census)

• Christian: 82.7%
• Muslim: 13%
• Other: 1.9%
• None: 2.5%

Language(s):

• Chichewa (official): 57.2%
• English (official)
• Chinyanja: 12.8%
• Chiyao: 10.1%
• Chitumbuka: 9.5%
• Chisena: 2.7%
• Chilomwe: 2.4%
• Chitonga: 1.7%
• Other: 3.6%

Links:

• CIA World Fact Book: Malawi
• U.S. Department of State: Malawi
• BBC News: Malawi
• Malawian Embassy in the U.S.
• Malawi Voice
• The Nation