Population: 10,548,250

Languages: English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally

Background: Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule, the country held multiparty elections in 1994 under a provisional constitution, which took full effect...

Currency: Malawian kwacha (MWK, No information)

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