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Malawi,officially the Republic of Malawi and formerly known as Nyasaland,is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west,Tanzania to the north and northeast,and Mozambique to the east,south and southwest. Malawi spans over 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 19,431,566. Malawi's capital and largest city is Lilongwe. Its second-largest is Blantyre,its third-largest is Mzuzu and its fourth-largest is its former capital,Zomba. It was the first capital city of Malawi before being changed to Lilongwe.
Malawi's former President Bakili Muluzi continued the pro-Western foreign policy established by his predecessor,Hastings Banda. It maintains excellent diplomatic relations with principal Western countries. Malawi's close relations with South Africa throughout the apartheid era strained its relations with other African nations. Following the collapse of apartheid in 1994,Malawi developed,and currently maintains,strong diplomatic relations with all African countries.
Lilongwe is the capital and largest city of Malawi. It has a population of 989,318 as of the 2018 Census,up from a population of 674,448 in 2008. In 2020 that figure was 1,122,000. The city is located in the central region of Malawi,in the district of the same name,near the borders with Mozambique and Zambia,and it is an important economic and transportation hub for central Malawi. It is named after the Lilongwe River.
Lake Malawi,also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique,is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system,located between Malawi,Mozambique and Tanzania.
Hastings Kamuzu Banda was the leader of Malawi from 1964 to 1994. He served as Prime Minister from independence in 1964 to 1966,when Malawi was a Dominion / Commonwealth realm. In 1966,the country became a republic and he became the first president as a result,ruling until his defeat in 1994.
The flag of Malawi was officially adopted on 6 July 1964 when the colony of Nyasaland became independent from British rule and renamed itself Malawi.
Bingu wa Mutharika was a Malawian politician and economist who was President of Malawi from May 2004 until his death in April 2012. He was also President of the Democratic Progressive Party,which he founded in February 2005;it obtained a majority in Malawi's parliament in the 2009 general election.
The Malawi national football team represents Malawi in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi. Before 1966,it was known as the Nyasaland national football team.
Joyce Hilda Banda is a Malawian politician,who served as President of Malawi,from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. Banda took office as President following the sudden death of President Bingu wa Mutharika. She is the founder and leader of the People's Party,created in 2011. An educator and grassroots women's rights activist,she was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009 and the Vice-President of Malawi from May 2009 to April 2012. She has served in various roles as a member of Parliament and as Minister of Gender and Child Welfare before she became the President of the Republic of Malawi.
The Malawi national netball team,nicknamed "The Queens",represent Malawi in international netball competitions.
Chiukepo Msowoya is a Malawian footballer who plays as a forward for Malawian side Mighty Wanderers FC and the Malawi national team.
Malawian cannabis,particularly the strain known as Malawi Gold,is internationally renowned as one of the finest sativa strains from Africa. According to a World Bank report it is among "the best and finest" marijuana strains in the world,generally regarded as one of the most potent psychoactive pure African sativas. The popularity of this variety has led to such a profound increase in marijuana tourism and economic profit in Malawi that Malawi Gold is listed as one of the three "Big C's" in Malawian exports:chambo,chombe (tea),and chamba (cannabis).
Arthur Peter Mutharika is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice,specialising in international economic law,international law and comparative constitutional law. He informally served as an adviser to his older brother,President Bingu wa Mutharika,on issues of foreign and domestic policy from the onset of his election campaign until the President's death on 5 April 2012.
The Malawi Defence Force is the state military organisation responsible for defending Malawi. It originated from elements of the British King's African Rifles,colonial units formed before independence in 1964.
Elizabeth II was Queen of Malawi from 1964 to 1966,when Malawi was an independent sovereign state and a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth of Nations. She was also the sovereign of the other Commonwealth realms,including the United Kingdom. The 1964 Constitution of Malawi vested executive power in the monarch as head of state,though her constitutional roles were delegated to her representative,the Governor-General,Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones,who was also the last Governor of Nyasaland.
Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is a Malawian politician and theologian who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020. He has served as the leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013. He was President of the Malawi Assemblies of God from 1989 to 2013.
Saulos Klaus Chilima was a Malawian economist and politician who served as Vice President of Malawi from 2014 to 2019 and again from 2020 until his death in 2024. Chilima assumed office on 28 June 2020,winning the majority alongside presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera. Chilima also served as the Minister of Economic Planning and Development,as well as Head of Public Sector Reforms,a position he also previously held under the administration of former president Peter Mutharika. Before joining politics,Chilima held key leadership positions in various multi-national companies including Unilever,Coca-Cola,and Airtel Malawi,where he rose to become Chief Executive Officer.
India–Malawi relations refers to the international relations that exist between India and Malawi.
Presidential elections were held in Malawi on 23 June 2020,having originally been scheduled for 19 May and later 2 July. They followed the annulment of the results of the 2019 presidential elections,in which Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party had received the most votes.
Capital punishment in Malawi is a legal punishment for certain crimes. The country abolished the death penalty following a Malawian Supreme Court ruling in 2021,but it was soon reinstated. However,the country is currently under a death penalty moratorium,which has been in place since the latest execution in 1992.
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