MALAWI
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LOCATION
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Malawi is located on Lake Malawi in Southern Africa, east of Zambia, west of Mozambique, north of Zimbabwe and south of Tanzania
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AREA
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118,484 km2
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POPULATION
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20,308,502
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- Youth (17 - 26)
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20.5 % = 4.35 millio
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- Density
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153.1/km2
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ECONOMY
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GDP PPP
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$25 Billion
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SECTORS
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Agriculture: 28.6% (2017 est.)
Industry: 15.4% (2017 est.) Services: 56% (2017 est.) |
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EXPORTS
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Tobacco (55%), Dried legumes (8.8%), Sugar (6.7%), Tea (5.7%), Cotton (2%), Peanuts, Coffee, Soy (2015 est.)
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ENTREPRENEURS
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Estimated # of Entrepreneurs: 2 million
Estimated # of Youth Entrepreneurs: 215,000 |
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POLICY
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Malawi’s Department of Civil Aviation launched the world’s first air corridor to test new aviation innovation for humanitarian missions.
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HEALTH
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4.66 deaths/1,000 population - 121st ranking among countries in the world
Physician density: 0.02/1000 population (2016) |
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NATIONAL PARKS
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Malawi has 9 national parks and reserves covering 22.8% of its land area.
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CITIES
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Urban population: 17.4%, Rate of Urbanization 4.19% (from 2015 to 2020)
Major Cities Central Region: Lilongwe, Kasungu Southern Region: Blantyre, Zomba Northern Region: Mzuzu Karonga, |