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Official Name of Malawi: Republic of Malawi
Government type in Malawi: multiparty democracy
Capital of Malawi: Lilongwe
Primary Language in Malawi: English, Chichewa
Currency in Malawi: Malawian kwacha

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 the following year. National multiparty elections were held again in 1999. Landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature.

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Malawi destinations

» Blantyre
» Club Makokola
» Karonga
» Kasungu
» Likoma Island
» Lilongwe
» Mangochi
» Monkey Bay
» Mzuzu
» Salima

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