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    Introduction


    Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution, which came into full effect the following year. Current President Bakili MULUZI came to power in the 1994 elections and was reelected to office in 1999. His attempts to amend the constitution to allow for a third term have been unsuccessful. Increasing corruption, population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, and HIV/AIDS pose major problems for the country.


    Location


    Southern Africa, east of Zambia


    Geographic coordinates


    13 30 S, 34 00 E


    Area


    total: 118,480 sq km water: 24,400 sq km land: 94,080 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Pennsylvania


    Land boundaries


    total: 2,881 km border countries: Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km


    Coastline


    0 km (landlocked)


    Maritime claims


    none (landlocked)


    Climate


    sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)


    Terrain


    narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m highest point: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m


    Natural resources


    limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite


    Land use


    arable land: 19.93% permanent crops: 1.33% other: 78.74% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    280 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    NA


    Environment - current issues


    deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea


    Geography - note


    landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature


    Population


    11,906,855 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Lilongwe


    Phone Code


    +265


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