Area 118,484 sq km (45,747 sq mi)
Poplation 11,651,000
Capital city Lilongwe (440,000)
Government Multiparty Republic
Ethnicity Groups: Chewa, Nyanja, Tonga, Tumbuka, Lomwe, Yao, Ngoni, and others
Language Chichewe and English(both official)
Religions Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Islam 20%
Currency Malawian kwacha = 100 tambala

The Republic of Malawi includes part of Lake Malawi, which is drained by the River Shire, a tributary of the River Zambezi.

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