Malawi

the "warm heart of Africa"



Malawi is a democratic, densely populated country located in southeastern Africa.

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Geography and climate: Malawi is a landlocked country about the size of Pennsylvania. It's situated in southeastern Africa. The capital is Lilongwe, and the largest city is Blantyre. It has the Great Rift Valley running through the country from north to south. In this deep trough lies Lake Malawi, formerly Lake Nyasa. The lake occupies most of the country's eastern border. It's the third- largest lake in Africa and it making about 20% of Malawi's area. Like an inland sea it has endless palm fringed beaches. Malawi's climate is subtropical. A rainy season runs from November through April. There is little to no rainfall throughout most of the country from May to October. It is hot and humid from October to April along the lake and in the Lower Shire Valley. Lilongwe is also hot and humid during these months, a little less than in the south. The rest of the country is warm during those months. From June through August, the lake areas and far south are comfortably warm, but the rest of Malawi can be chilly at night.

Flag of Malawi.

__History:__ The first European to make extensive explorations in Malawi was David Livingstone in the 1850s and 1860s. In 1891, the British established the British Central Africa Protectorate, by 1907, the Nyasaland Protectorate. (Malawi was a part of the Nyasaland territory.) The British remained in control during the first half of the 20th century, and this period was marked by a number of unseccessful Malawian attempts to get independence. April 15, 1961 the Malawi Congress Party (MCP, which was a kind of parliament) won the elections for a new Legislative Council. In a second constitutional conference in London in November 1962, the British Goverment agreed to give Nyasaland self-governing status the following year. Banda became Prime Minister on February 1, 1963, but the British still controlled Malawi's financial, security, and judical systems. On July 6, 1964, Malawi became a fully independent member of the British Commonwealth. Two years later, Malawi became a republic and Dr. Banda was the first president. He also became President for life of the MCP in 1970.

English is Malawi's official language and it has been spoken since people from England took over the country. Chichewa is the national language in Malawi.

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Malawi is one of the ten poorest coutries in the world. The economy in the country is based on farming, employing nearly 90 per cent of the manpower. More than one million children have lost their parents. 700 000 of them lost their parents because of AIDS. Life expectancy in Malawi is now as low as 36,5 years. 50 years a go it was 41.5. this is constituted by many factors, including: - Spreading of HIV/AIDS. - Climate changes - Low income. (the mean per capita income in Malawi is less than $1 per day)



Economy: The main crops in Malawi is corn, cotton, millet, rice, peanuts, cassava and potatoes. Tobacco, tea, sugarcane and tung oil are produced on big farms.There are small fishing and forest products industries. Deforestation has become a problem as the growing population uses more wood (the major energy source) and woodland is cleared for farms.

Similarities between England and Malawi: Those two countries are very unlike, so it's very few similarities between England and Malawi. - Government: Malawi is a republic, and England is a constitutional Monarchy. - The education in Malawi is an 8-8-4 education system consisting of primary school, secondary school and university education. In Malawi there are many kids that doesn't go to school, because their parents can't afford it, or they don't have access to school. -

The national song of Malawi:

English: Keep it a land of peace. Put down each and every enemy, Hunger, disease, envy. Join together all our hearts as one, That we be free from fear. Bless our leader,each and every one, And Mother Malawi. Our own Malawi, this land so fair, Fertile and brave and free. With its lakes, refreshing mountain air, How greatly blest are we. Hills and valleys, soil so rich and rare Give us a bounty free. Wood and forest, plains so broad and fair, All - beauteous Malawi. Freedom ever, let us all unite To build up Malawi. With our love, our zeal and loyalty, Bringing our best to her. In time of war, or in time of peace, One purpose and one goal. Men and women serving selflessly In building Malawi. || Chichewa: Mumsunge m'mtendere. Gonjetsani adani onse, Njala, nthenda, nsanje. Lunzitsani mitima yathu, Kuti tisaope. Mdalitse Mtsogo leri nafe, Ndi Mayi Malawi. Malawi ndziko lokongola, La chonde ndi ufulu, Nyanja ndi mphepo ya m'mapiri, Ndithudi tadala. Zigwa, mapiri, nthaka, dzinthu, N'mphatso zaulere. Nkhalango, madambo abwino. Ngwokoma Malawi. O Ufulu tigwirizane, Kukweza Malawi. Ndi chikondi, khama, kumvera, Timutumikire. Pa nkhondo nkana pa mtendere, Cholinga n'chimodzi. Mai, bambo, tidzipereke, Pokweza Malawi. ||
 * O God bless our land of Malawi,
 * Mulungu dalitsa Malawi,

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