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Malawi

Ma·la·wi [ mə lwee ] country in southeastern Africa. It became an independent member of the British Commonwealth in 1964 and a republic in 1966.
Languages: English.
Currency: kwacha.
Capital: Lilongwe.
Population: 11,651,239 (2003).
Area: 118,484 sq km (45,747 sq mi.) 
Official name  Republic of Malawi

Former name  Nyasaland

Ma·la·wi·an noun, adjective
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