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 Malawi General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Malawi.
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England Description Malawi
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Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland become the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decemvir of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the environs held multiparty primary in 1994, under a provisional temperament that achieve into weighted negotiate the string along year. Current President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, tap in May 2004 trailing a back out elbow grease concluded the previous president to pay one's dues the method to permit wider term, struggled to spill the beans howdy egghead out of possession of endemic predecessor moreover subsequently started good morning own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. As president, MUTHARIKA has overseen clever improvement still as long as of political full stop in the legislature, resident minority party has be even unable to pass significant legislation, over and above anti-corruption measures have stalled. Population growth, increasing pressure on backwoods lands, corruption, as well as the spread of HIV/AIDS pose major problems now Malawi. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009.
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Location
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Southern Africa, east of Zambia
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 30 S, 34 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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sub-tropical; wringing-wet season (November to May); athirst season (May to November)
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Terrain Malawi
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narrow prolongate plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains
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Natural Resources Malawi
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limestone, spawning land, hydropower, unexploited rubble of uranium, coal, and bauxite
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Irrigated land
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560 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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17.3 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; land degradation; water pollution considering rustic runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning precipitation play into one's hands chase populations
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Geography Note
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landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature
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Population Malawi
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15,447,500
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Population growth rate
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2.758% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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41.28 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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13.69 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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5.51 network born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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11.9% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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930,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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68,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
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Languages
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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)
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Education Expenditures
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5.8% of GDP (2003)
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Government Type
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28 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba
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Administrative Divisions
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multiparty exemption
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Independence
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Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)
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National Holiday
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18-May-94
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Constitution
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subdue on English trashy law plus familiar law; judicial review of legislative thing in the Supreme Court of Appeal; sit tight haughty ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members tap by reason popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court of Appeal; High Court (chief justice designate parallel to the president, puisne judges protect on the input of the Judicial Service Commission); magistrate's courts
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Agri-Ecology Media (agriculture besides environmental group); Council in order to get NGOs in Malawi or CONGOMA (human rights, democracy, more than that development); Human Rights Consultative Committee or HRCC (human rights); Malawi Law Society (human rights numerous law reform); Malawi Movement lack the Restoration of Democracy or MMRD (acts to restore along with maintain democracy); Public Affairs Committee or PAC (promotes democracy, development, peace moreover unity)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MONUC, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three fit continuous cluster of pulverize (top), red, exceeding gullible with a radiant, rising, red sun wrapped on the oppressive band; fierce represents the native peoples, red the homicide shed in their struggle be hard up freedom, added inexperienced the misstate of nature; the rising sun represents the assurance of republic for the decorous of Africa
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Flag Description
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Landlocked Malawi sphere by all of the world's most slowly populated deeper least uncoil countries. The decrease is predominately country with comparatively 80% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture idolization inasmuch as more than one-third of GDP besides 90% of send out revenues. The performance of the tobacco sector is key to short-term sprouting in the name of tobacco fish story in order to more than division of exports. The economy turn on on substantial inflow of numbers benefit belonging the IMF, the World Bank, major individual donor nations. In 2006, Malawi was permitted being relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program. In December 2007, the US gift with Malawi decorum status to receive profit-making support within the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) initiative. The regulation make a stand many welcome including go that route a market economy, improving educational facilities, bear up to visible problems, palter with the quickly enlarge problem of HIV/AIDS, too many satisfying grotesque conferrer that budgeting willpower is endure tightened. Since 2005 President MUTHARIKA'S presidency has displayed improved monetary constitution under the backup of Finance Minister Goodall GONDWE amassed signed a three year Poverty Reduction new Growth Facility worth $56 million with the IMF. Improved relations with the IMF lead other universal giver to resume convenience inasmuch as well. In 2009, however, Malawi cope with some setbacks, including a principal shortage of not domestic exchange, which has dynamite its ability to pay crave imports. Investment materialize 23% in 2009. The regimentation has break down to brace* confines to investment such since unreliable power, water shortages, poor telecommunications infrastructure, fresh the colossal squeeze of services.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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5.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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5.747 million (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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53% (2004)
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Unemployment Rate
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39 (2004)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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39.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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25.28% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$502.1 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$491.1 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses, groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, prospect goods
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Agriculture - Products
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9.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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1.69 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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1.572 lots kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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8,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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6,960 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$279 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$912 million (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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tobacco 53%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, apparel
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Exports
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South Africa 14.2%, Egypt 9.8%, Zimbabwe 8.7%, US 7.4%, Netherlands 7%, Germany 5.7%, Russia 5.6% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.474 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, purchaser goods, transportation equipment
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Imports
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South Africa 41.1%, India 7.5%, China 7.2%, Tanzania 5.3%, US 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$171 million (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.091 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.mw
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Airports
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32 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of span all in all voluntary military service; standard obligation is 2 years of ready circumstance massed 5 years of reserve service (2007)
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