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Brief History. Settled in the 1200s by a tribe whose descendants remain important in the country, and by the Ngoni some 600 years later, the area that would become Malawi was made a British-controlled protectorate in 1891. The Nyasaland protectorate federated with both the Rhodesias (later Zambia and Zimbabwe) in 1953 with the intention of seeking independence. Self government was granted in 1962 and Malawi Congress party leader Dr. H. Kamuzu Banda became prime minister in 1963. The next year, full independence was achieved.

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Local name: Malawi

Capital: Lilongwe

Population: 13,013,926

Government: multiparty democracy

Currency: Malawian kwacha (MWK)

Land size: 118,480 sq km

Topography: narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains

Typical foods:

Major exports: tobacco 60%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, apparel
Information on the People

Official language: Chichewa 57.2%

Other languages spoken: Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6%

Religions: Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3%

Literacy rate: 62.7%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.99 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 41.7 years

Ethnic groups: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European

Internet users: 46,100

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