Malawi
Official name: |
Malawi |
Capital City: |
Lilongwe |
Current Local Time: |
| Country website: |
http://www.dhl.co.mw |
International Dialing Code: |
265 |
Population: |
9,452,844 (July 1996 |
Currency: |
1 Malawian kwacha (MK) = 100 tambala |
Spoken Languages: |
English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally |
Holidays: |
Jan 3, 17, Mar 3, Apr 22, 25, May 2, 16, Jun 14, Jul 6, Aug 30, Oct 15, 17, Dec 26, 27 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: tobacco, tea, sugar, coffee, peanuts, wood products |
Partners: US, South Africa, Germany, Japan (1994) Major Imports: |
Commodities: food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment |
Partners: South Africa, Japan, US, UK, Zimbabwe Total Export: |
$365 million (f.o.b., 1994) |
Total Import: |
$240 million (c.i.f., 1994) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$6.9 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$700 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
56.4% |
Population Growth Rate: |
1.71% (1996 est.) |
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