Malawi Facts and Figures.

Malawi Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Malawi Lilongwe 118,484 sq km 45,747 sq mi PEOPLE Population 13,931,831 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 2.39 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 20,244,055 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 29,820,957 (2050 estimate) Population density 148 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 384 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 17 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 83 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Blantyre 502,053 (1998) Lilongwe 587,000 (2003 estimate) Mzuzu 86,980 (1998) Zomba 65,915 (1998) Ethnic groups Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European Languages English (official), Chichewa, other indigenous languages Religious affiliations Christian 76 percent Roman Catholic 25 percent Protestant 20 percent Other Christians 31 percent Muslim 15 percent Indigenous beliefs 8 percent O ther 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 43.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 43.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 43.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 91 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 46,380 people (2004) 746 people (1998) Literacy rate Total 64.3 percent (2005 estimate) Female 51.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 77.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 6.1 percent (2002-2003) 8 years (2001-2002) 70 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Head of state Head of government Legislature Multiparty republic President President Unicameral legislature National Parliament: 193 members Voting qualifications Constitution Highest court Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) First-level political divisions Universal at age 18 18 May 1995 Supreme Court of Appeal 5,300 (2004) 0.7 percent (2003) 30 districts ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $3.2 billion (2006) $233.10 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 34.2 percent (2006) I ndustry 19.7 percent (2006) Services 46.1 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 6,288,894 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 54 percent (1991) I ndustry 22 percent (1991) Services Unemployment rate 24 percent (1991) 0.9 percent (1998) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $416 million (1992 estimate) Total expenditure $498 million (1992 estimate) Monetary unit 1 Malawian kwacha (MK), consisting of 100 tambala Major trade partners for exports South Africa, United States, Germany, Japan, and Netherlands Major trade partners for imports South Africa, Zambia, India, Germany, and United States ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources 2.24 percent (2003 estimate) 97.76 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 501 (1998 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 8 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 2.8 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 0.02 (2003) 3 (1995) 5.6 (1997) 45 percent (2003) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.