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AIDS/HIV
in Malawi
Infected
adults: 780,000 or 15.0%
Infected
children: 65,000
Estimated AIDS deaths,
2001: 80,000
Children under 14 orphaned
by AIDS: 470,000
Source: UNAIDS,
2001 data
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Population
10.4 million
Capital
Lilongwe
Ethnic
groups
Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuko, Yao, Lomwe,
Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde
Languages
English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally
Literacy
(Age 15 and over)
Total population: 58%
Male: 72.8%
Female: 43.4%
(1999 est.)
History
Established in 1891 as the British protectorate of Nyasaland. Became
the independent nation of Malawi in 1964.
Government
Multiparty democracy
Land
use
Arable land: 34%
Permanent crops: 0%
Permanent pastures: 20%
Forests and woodland: 39%
Other: 7% (1993 est.)
Natural
resources
Limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium,
coal, and bauxite
Industries
Tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods
Source: CIA, 2000 World Factbook
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