Malawi+Victoria

THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI 
 * **FLAG**


 * **BACKGROUND**


 * **GEOGRAPHY**


 * **ECONOMIC OVERVIEW**


 * **PEOPLE**


 * **LAND**


 * **GOVERNMENT**


 * **RELIGION**


 * **GDP**


 * **PRODUCTS**


 * **ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES**


 * **CURRENCY/EXCHANGE RATE**


 * **RECIPE**


 * **TIMELINE**


 * **﻿VACCINES**


 * **SOURCES**

 back to top THE FLAG OF MALAWI  The sun represents hope. Black symbolizes the people and their freedom. Red mean the sacrifice for freedom, and green means the lands abundance.

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 BACKGROUND: Malawi was established in 1891, the Brittish protectorate of Nysaland became the independent nation of Malawi after 1964. After three decades of a one party leader, Malawi began having multiparty elections in 1994. This was under a provisional constitution which came into full effect the next following year.

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GEOGRAPHY:
 * Capital: Lilongwe
 * Location: Malawi is located in Southern Africa. Also they are east of Zambia.
 * Area: The total area is 118,484 sq km: land: 94,080, and water: 24,404. Malawi is slightly smaller than the state of Pennsylvania.
 * Borders: The countries that border Malawi are: Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.
 * Climate: The climate of Malawi is sub-tropical. The dry season goes from May to November, and the rainy season goes from November to May.
 * Independence: Independence was on July 6th 1964 from UK.

back to top  ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: Malawi is landlocked. It is densely populated, and underdeveloped. 80% of people living there live in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for more than 1/3 of GDP and 90% of export revenues. Tobacco is key to short-term growth, and is more than half of exports. Malawi is one of the heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC). They receive financial support through the millenium challenge corperation (MCC) iniative. HIV/AIDS are rapidly growing in Malawi. Setbacks include a general shortage of foreign exchange.

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back to top <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">PEOPLE: <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Population: 15,028,757 [[image:http://online.culturegrams.com/world/images/graGWg66A.gif align="right"]]
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Population Growth Rate: 2.746%
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Literacy: 15 and older. Total population 62.7%, male-76.1, female-49.8%
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Education: Getting an education is not manditory in Malawi. However, 86% of the population get an education.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Suffrage: 18 years old.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Internet Access: There are 870 internet hosts, and 316,100 internet users in Malawi.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Ethnic Groups: The ethnic groups are: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, and European.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Languages: Chichewa (official), Chinyanja, Chiyao, Chitumbuka, Chisena, Chilomwe, Chitonga.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Birth rate: 41.68 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Death rate: 14.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Infant Mortality rate: total: 86.01 deaths/1,000 live births
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Life Expectancy at birth:
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">total population: 50.03 years
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">male: 49.39 years
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">female: 50.67 years (2010 est.)
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Fertility rate: est. 5.51/ woman
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Net Migration Rate: .08 per 1000 population
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Unemployment: 0.9%

back to top <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">LAND: <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Terrain: There are plateaus, valleys, and highlands in Malawi. There is also Lake Malawi, previously known as Lake Nyasa, which is the size of Vermont, and the third largest lake in Africa..
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Natural resources: Malawi’s natural resources include: limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranuim, coal, and bauxite.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Land use: Permanent crops-1.18%, arable land-20.68%, other-78.14%
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Natural hazards: Flooding

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 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">The government type of Malawi is multiparty democracy.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">The president of Malawi is Bingu wa Mutharika. He has been the president since May 24, 2004. The President is the head of government, and the chief of state.

back to top <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">RELIGION: <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">(from most popular to least popular)
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim, none.

back to top <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">GDP PER CAPITA: <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">(Gross Domestic Product) $761

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 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Agriculture products: Malawi’s agriculture products include: tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, tapioca, sorghum, pulses, groundnuts, and macadamia nuts.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Imports (commodities): Malawi imports: food, petroleun products, semimanufactures, consumergoods, and transportation equipment.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Exports (commodities): Exports of Malawi include: tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, and apparel.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Labor Force by occupation: Agriculture 90%, industry and services 10%
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Industries: tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Illicit Drugs: tobacco

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 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">deforestation
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">land degradation
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">water pollution from agricultural runoff
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">sweage
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">industrial wastes
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations.

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 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Malawian kwachas (MWK) per USD- 159.16 (2009)

back to top <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">RECIPE: <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Bread Nthochi Banana Bread Ingredients:1/2 cup margarine or shortening 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1 egg 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 5 ripe bananas, mashed Directions:
 * 1) <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Grease a loaf pan well. Preheat oven to 325°F.
 * 2) <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Cream margarine with sugar. Beat in egg.
 * 3) <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Add flour, salt, baking powder, milk, and bananas. Pour into loaf pan and bake for about 1 hour.
 * 4) <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Cool well and slice.

<span style="color: #fa1414; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">back to top  <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">TIMELINE:
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1 million years ago: Hominid remains and stone implements were used.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 50,000-60,000 years ago: Early humans inhabited Lake Malawi
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 8,000 BC: Human remains were found at a site from people who lived at that time. They show physical characteristics which are very similar to the way people living in The Horn of Africa live today.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1,500 BC: The features of African and Bushman remains were found of people to this date.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1500’s: Portuguese reached this area.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1859: The first significant Western contact arrived- David Livingstone. Scottish Presbyterian churches est. missions. One of their missions was to end the slave trade to the Persian Gulf.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1878: African Lakes Company was formed to supply goods and services to the missionaries.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1883: A representative of the British Government was accredited to the “Kings and Chiefs of Central Africa.”
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1900-1950’s: British were in control. Malawians attempted to get independence. An elite of European and US educated Africans.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1950’s: Pressure for independence increased. Nyasaland joined with Northern and Southern Rhodesia to form the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1958: Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda took the leadershop of the NAC, later known as the Malawi Congress Party.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1961: MCP won a victory in elections for a new Legislative Council.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1962: British Government agreed to give Nyasaland a self-governing status.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1963: Dr. Banda became Prime Minister. The new constitution took effect.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· July 6, 1964: Fully independent member of the Commonwealth.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1966: Adopted a new constitution to become a one-party state with Dr. Banda as the first President.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1970-1971: Dr. Banda was declared President for Life.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1990’s: Increasing domestic unrest from Malawian churches due to the one-party state.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1993: Malawians voted for a multi-party democracy.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1994: Bakili Muluzi was elected President. Formed a coalition gov. with the Alliance for Democracy.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1995: New constitution which eliminated special powers which were reserved for the MCO.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 1999: Dr. Muluzi was re-elected to serve a second 5 year term as President.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 2004: Bingu wa Mutharika defeated MCP candidate John Tembo and Gwanda Chakuamba, who were backed by a grouping of different parties. This was the first time it went though democratically elected presidents.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">· 2005: Bingu wa Mutharika left the UDF. He formed the Democratic Progressive Party. People were attracted to his new party.
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">May 2009: Mutharika was reelected for a second 5 year term.

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 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Lake Malawi
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">landscape
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">scenes
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">wildlife
 * <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">8 landbased National Parks

back to top <span style="color: #fa1414; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">﻿SOURCES: [] [] [] []  []   []   []   []   []   []   []   []   []   []   []   []   O'Toole, Thomas. __Malawi... in Pictures__. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co, 1988.
 * __ [|**http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/malawi.aspx**] __**