MALAWI MALAWI REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 6 1964 FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MAY 18 1995 POPULATION 10000416 1999 EST AREA 45747 SQ MI CAPITAL LILONGWE FORM OF GOVERNMENT DEMOCRACY NATURAL RESOURCES LIMESTONE URANIUM COAL BAUXITE MAIN INDUSTRIES TEA TOBACCO SUGAR CEMENT CONSUMER GOODS AGRICULTURE TOBACCO SUGARCANE COTTON TEA CORN POTATOES CASSAVA EDIBLE ROOT SORGHUM GRAIN BEANS CATTLE GOATS CURRENCY KWACHA GDP 8.9 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 940 1998 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL CHICHEWA OFFICIAL RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS ROMAN CATHOLICISM ISLAM TRADITIONAL AFRICAN BELIEF SYSTEMS LITERACY RATE 56 LIFE EXPECTANCY 36 YEARS MALE 36 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 40 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 24 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
