Malawi
Country statistics
Land area: 36,324 sq miles (94,079 sq km)
Total area: 45,745 sq miles (118,480 sq km)
Population (2010 est.): 15,447,500 (growth rate: 2.7%); birth rate: 41.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 83.5/1000; life expectancy: 50.9; density per sq km: 148
Capital City: Lilongwe
Monetary unit: Kwacha
Languages: 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)
Ethnicity/race: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuko, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European
Religions: Christian 80%, Islam 13%, none 4% (1998)
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