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Malawi Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Republic of Malawi
Capital	Lilongwe
Total Area	45,745.38 sq mi 118,480.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Pennsylvania)
Population	10,548,250 (July 2001 est.) 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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Estimated Population in 2050	14,728,296
Languages	English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally
Literacy	58.0% total, 72.8% male, 43.4% female (1999 est.)
Religions	Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs
Life Expectancy	36.61 male, 37.55 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	multiparty democracy
Currency	1 Malawian kwacha (MK) = 100 tambala
GDP (per capita)	$900 (2000 est.)
Industry	tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods
Agriculture	tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses; cattle, goats
Arable Land	34%
Natural Resources	limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite