Malawi

Guide to MALAWI

MALAWI which official name is Republic of Malawi or Malawi, is a country from Africa located at the Southern Africa, east of Zambia. MALAWI with 2,881 km sq km, limits with: Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km; and is divided in 27 district . MALAWI's capital is Lilongwe which is the most populated city with about 646,738 inhabitants.

History of MALAWI

MALAWI's government is multiparty democracy; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Bingu wa Mutharika as head of state.

Other symbols of MALAWI are Malawian motto " Unity and Freedom Malawian anthem "Mlungu dalitsani Malawi (Oh God Bless Our Land Of Malawi) Malawian flag.Malawian flag is composed by three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band .

MALAWI's history is quite long: 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 Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor, culminating in MUTHARIKA quitting the political party on whose ticket he was elected into office. MUTHARIKA subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and has continued with a halting anti-corruption campaign against abuses carried out under the previous regime. Increasing corruption, population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, and the spread of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for the country.

MALAWIs geography

Guide to travel to MALAWI

If you are thinking on traveling to MALAWI, you will have to take in consideration some points like MALAWI's currency, MALAWI's weather, MALAWI's national holiday and MALAWI's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. MALAWI`s currency is called kwacha ( MK), which is divided in 100 tambala

MALAWI's weather is characterized to be sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November). So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to MALAWI.

You can also consider to visit MALAWI on it's national holiday to get in MALAWI's culture. If you do so, MALAWI's national holiday is called Independence Day, 6 July.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of MALAWI: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m. And try also to get to MALAWI's lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit MALAWI's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to MALAWI, with more than 42 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to MALAWI without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. MALAWI has about797 of railways, and also700 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Malawian Culture

MALAWI is known by Malawians as Dziko la Malawi or Malawi in the shortened way. Malawian, about 13,603,181 people, are composed by different ethnics: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European. And they also have different languages: English, Chichewa.

Another relevant point nowadays it's MALAWI's religion. Malawians are divided in Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census).

But if want to know more about MALAWI's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Malawian novelists' books like Paul Tiyambe Zeleza .

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