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Capital: Lilongwe
Area: 118,000 sq km / 45,560 sq ml
Language: English, Chichewa
Currency: Malawi Kwacha
Population: 11,651,239
Life expectancy: 48 (men), 50 (women)
Literacy rate: 22%
Religions: 75% Christian, 20% Muslim
Physical features: Narrow plateau with rolling plains, mountainous west of Lake Malawi
Ethnic distribution: Numerous ethnic groups including Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena; also Asian and European minorities
Exports: Tea, tobacco, cotton, peanuts, sugar
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