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▲|native_name = {{lang|ny|''Chalo cha Malawi, Dziko la Malawi}}
▲|conventional_long_name = Republic of Malaŵi
▲|common_name = Malawi
|image_flag = Flag of Malawi.svg
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|national_motto = Unity and Freedom<ref name="Flag" />
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|official_languages=[[English language|English]]<br>[[Chichewa]]<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1068913.stm|title= Country profile: Malawi|work=BBC News Online|publisher=BBC|date=March 13, 2008|accessdate=2008-08-17}}</ref>
|ethnic_groups = Chewa 32.6%<br>Lomwe 17.6%<br>Yao 13.5%<br>Ngoni 11.5%<br>Tumbuka 8.8%<br>Nyanja 5.8%<br>Sena 3.6%<br>Tonga 2.1%<br>Ngonde 1%<br>other 3.5%
|ethnic_groups_year = 2008
|demonym = Malawian
|capital = [[Lilongwe]]
|latd=13|latm=57|latNS=S|longd=33|longm=42|longEW=E
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|legislature = [[National Assembly of Malawi|Ilé Ìgbìmọ̀ Aṣofin]]
|area_km2 = 118,484
|area_sq_mi = 45,747 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
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|area_magnitude = 1 E11
|percent_water = 20.6%
|population_estimate = 14,901,000 <ref>http://esa.un.org/UNPP UN estimate for year 2010</ref>
|population_estimate_rank = 64th▼
▲|population_estimate_year = 2009
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|population_census = 9,933,868<ref name="Benson1" />
|population_census_year = 1998
|population_density_km2 = 128.8
|population_density_sq_mi = 333.6 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
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|GDP_PPP = $11.412 billion<ref name=imf2>{{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2006&ey=2009&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=676&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=41&pr.y=11 |title=Malawi|publisher=International Monetary Fund|accessdate=2009-10-01}}</ref>▼
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▲|GDP_nominal = $4.268 billion<ref name="imf2" />
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|HDI_year = 2008
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|HDI_category = <font color="#e0584e">low</font>
|Gini = 38
|Gini_year = 2008
|FSI = 92.2 {{increase}} 2.4
|FSI_year = 2007
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|FSI_category = <font color="#FF0000">Alert</font>
|sovereignty_type = [[Independence]]
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|established_date1 = July 6, 1964
|currency = [[Malawian kwacha|Kwacha]] (D)
|currency_code = MWK (£1.00= 265 kwachas)
|time_zone = [[Central Africa Time|CAT]]
|utc_offset = +2
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|calling_code = +265<ref name="BBC" />
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}} '''Malawi''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|m|ə|ˈ|l|ɑː|w|i}}; [[Chichewa language|Chichewa]] {{IPA-ny|malaβi|}}{{Fix|text=need tone}}), officially the '''Republic of Malawi''', is a [[landlocked country]] in southeast [[Africa]] that was formerly known as [[Nyasaland]]. It is bordered by [[Zambia]] to the northwest, [[Tanzania]] to the northeast, and [[Mozambique]] on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by [[Lake Malawi]]. Malawi is over {{convert|118000|km²|0|abbr=on}} with an estimated population of more than 13,900,000. Its capital is [[Lilongwe]], which is also Malawi's largest city; the second largest is [[Blantyre]] and the third is [[Mzuzu]]. The name Malawi comes from the [[Maravi]], an old name of the [[Nyanja people]] that inhabit the area. The country is also nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novocmalawi.org/index.php/about/malawi-the-warm-heart-of-africa/|title=Malawi, The Warm Heart of Africa|publisher=Network of Organizations for Vulnerable & Orphan Children|accessdate=2011-01-26}}</ref>
The area of Africa now known as Malawi was colonized by migrating tribes of Bantu around the 10th century. In 1891 the area was colonized again, this time by the British. In 1953 Malawi, then known as Nyasaland, became part of the semi-independent [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland|Central African Federation]] (CAF). The Federation was dissolved in 1963 and in 1964, Nyasaland gained full independence and was renamed Malawi. Upon gaining independence it became a [[single-party state]] under the presidency of [[Hastings Banda]], who remained president until 1994, when he was ousted from power. [[Joyce Banda]] (no relation) is the current president, raised to that position after president [[Bingu Mutharika]] died in 2012. She is the first female leader in Malawi.<ref>{{citeweb |url=http://dawn.com/2012/05/18/malawi-president-urges-repeal-of-gay-ban/|title= Joyce Banda |accessdate=2012-05-20}}</ref> Malawi has a democratic, [[multi-party]] government. Malawi has a [[Malawian Defence Force|small military force]] that includes an army, a navy and an air wing. Malawi's foreign policy is [[pro-Western]] and includes positive diplomatic relations with most countries and participation in several [[international organization]]s.
Malawi is among the world's [[List of countries by Human Development Index|least-developed countries]]. The economy is heavily based in agriculture, with a largely rural population. The Malawian government depends heavily on outside aid to meet [[economic development|development]] needs, although this need (and the aid offered) has decreased since 2000. The Malawian government faces challenges in building and expanding the economy, improving education, health care, [[environmental protection]], and becoming financially independent. Malawi has several programs developed since 2005 that focus on these issues, and the country's outlook appears to be improving, with improvements in economic growth, education and healthcare seen in 2007 and 2008.
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