Houston+Isaac+Malawi+2A


 * African Country Project **

Malawi 45,747 US 3,794,100
 * ** Size of country in square miles (compare it to the United States) **

Malawi 337 Us 81 Malawi  GDP per capita: $761 U.S. GDP per capita: $45,592
 * ** Population density in people per square mile (compare it to the United States) **
 * ** Gross Domestic Product per capita (explain what “GDP per capita” means and how your country relates to the United States’ GDP per capita) **
 * ** Political and physical map of your country **

 **Malawi Flag Meaning:** The Malawi flag features a black stripe that represents the people of Africa. The color red stands for the blood spilt in Malawi's struggle for independence; while the color green symbolizes the country's vegetation. The rising sun represents the dawn of freedom and hope on the African continent.

Malawi Male 51 female 53 U.S. Male 77 female 81 Malawi Flag Meaning: **N/A** -U.S.- Adult literacy rate: 99% (male); 99% (female) -Malawi- Infant mortality rate: 89 per 1,000 births
 * **Life expectancy (compare it to the United States)**
 * **Infant mortality rate (compare it to the United States)**

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)
 * **Language(s) spoken**

N/A multiparty democracy: multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally larger than two but lower than ten. Democracy is a political form of government in which governing power is derived from the people, by consensus (consensus democracy), by direct referendum (direct democracy), or by means of elected representatives of the people (representative democracy).
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 * **Type of Government (and explain what this means and how it is different from the United States)**

President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA **Religions practiced** Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3%cticed
 * **Political Leader**

-Malawi- Adult literacy rate: 79% (male); 65% (female) -U.S.- Adult literacy rate: 99% (male); 99% (female) **EXPORTS** __ tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods __ INDUSTRIES tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses, groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 80% of the population living in rural areas. The History of Malawi covers the area of present-day Malawi. The region was once part of the Maravi Empire. In colonial times it was known as British Central Africa and Nyasaland and was at one time part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The country reached full independence, as Malawi, in 1964.
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