Republic of Malawi

• Population [WHO 2006]: 12.6 million

• Annual population growth [WHO 2006]: 2.4 %

• HDI (and rank out of 177) [UN 2005]: 0.404 (165th)

• Life expectancy at birth [WHO 2006]: 41 years

• Currency: Kwacha

• Main exports: tobacco, tea, sugar

• Capital city: Lilongwe

• Provinces/ districts: 27 districts (Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntcheu, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba) in 3 regions

Links to more Malawi resources

• African Studies Centre
• BBC country profile
• Stanford University
• Wikipedia article