Malawi

Republic o Malawi
Republic of Malawi
Chalo cha Malawi, Dziko la Malaŵi

Banner Coat o airms
Naitional motto: Unity an Freedom
Offeecial leid	Inglis, Chichewa
Caipital	Lilongwe
Lairgest ceety	caipital
Govrenment Heid o State -	Multi-pairty democracy Preses Bingu wa Mutharika
Area	118,484 km2 (15,747 sq mi)
Population	15,028,757
Foondin	6 Julie 1964
Siller	Malawian kwacha (MWK)
Time zone	UTC +2
Naitional anthem	Pátria Amada
Naitional flouer
Patron saunt
Internet TLD	.mw
Cawin code	+258

Malawi, kent offeecially as the Republic o Malawi ( /məˈlɑːwi/; Chichewa [malaβi]) is a landlocked kintra in sootheast Africae that wis umwhile kent as Nyasaland. It is bordered bi Zambie tae the northwast, Tanzanie tae the northeast, an Mozambique on the east, sooth an wast. The kintra is separatit from Tanzanie an Mozambique bi Lake Malawi. Its size is ower 118,000 km2 (45,560 sq mi) wi an estimatit population o mair nor 13,900,000. Its caipital is Lilongwe, the seicont lairgest ceety is Blantyre an the third lairgest is Mzuzu. The name Malawi comes frae the Maravi, an auld name o the Nyanja fowk that inhabit the aurie.

Malawi wis first settled durin the 10t century an remained unner native rule till 1891 whan it wis colonised bi the Breetish, wha ruled the kintra till 1964. Upon gainin unthrildom it became a single-pairty state unner Preses Hastings Banda, wha remained preses till 1994, whan he wis oostit frae pouer. Malawi haes a democratic, multi-pairty govrenment. Malawi haes a sma military force that includes an airmy, a navy an an air wing. Malawi's foreign policy is pro-Wastren an includes positive diplomatic relations wi maist kintras an participation in several internaitional organisations.

Malawi is amang the warld's least developed an maist densely populatit kintras. The economy is hivily based in agricultur, wi a lairgely rural population. The Malawian govrenment depends hivily on ootside aid tae meet development needs, although this need (an the aid affered) haes decreased syne 2000. The Malawian govrenment faces challenges in growin the economy, improvin eddication, heal care an the environmental protection an becomin financially independent. Malawi haes several programmes developed syne 2005 that focus on these issues, an the kintra's ootleuk appears tae be impruivin, wi impruivements in economic growth, eddication an heal care seen in 2007 an 2008.

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