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"The Warm Heart of Africa"
 Malawi is a small country in Southern Central Africa. It is 47,747 square miles and has a population of 10.4 million. The capital city is Lilongwe.
Malawi is a very beautiful country, landlocked but the Lake Malawi covers 20% of the country.
The official language is Chichewa and the business language is English.
Malawi’s main industries are tea, tobacco, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods, cotton and corn.
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, with the average family living on less than £15 per month. Most people provide for their family by cultivating small plots of land, but the increasing population and changes in rainfall has caused major food shortages. Malnutrition is quite common.
One of the main problems in Malawi is the widespread occurrence of AIDS and HIV infection, and this has created many thousands of orphans. Malaria is also a major disease here. Life expectancy is 37 years for men and 38 years for women.
Primary school is free, but secondary school isn’t - which prevents many children from going to school. |
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