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Africa: the continent

 
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Malawi:  the warm heart of africa 

Malawi is a land-locked country bordered by Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique.  The area came to European attention with the voyages of David Livingstone who launched his exploration of Lake Malawi in 1861.  On his travels north, he witnessed the devastating effects of the Portuguese and Omani slave trade;  in terrible conditions, slaves were shipped from Nkhotakota to Zanzibar and further on.  The slave trade eventually ended in 1895 with the establishment of British trade routes and Scottish missions.  
In 1907 the British officially created the colony of Nyasaland and in 1964  Nyasaland was granted full independence and renamed Malawi under the leadership of Hastings Kamuzu Banda who would remain the de facto dictator of the country for the next 30 years.  Since 1994 there have been a series of elected but not whole-heartedly democratic governments.  
Malawi is a very poor country with little in the way of natural resources.  A mainly agricultural economy, Malawi's main crop is maize and its principle export is tobacco.

useful data

Population:   Canada 36,290,000   Malawi 18,622,000
Population density:  Canada  3.67 persons per km2   Malawi  154/km2
Life expectancy women:  Canada  84.1  Malawi  59.9
Life expectancy men:  Canada 80.2   Malawi  56.7
Infant mortality rate (under 5 yrs)  Canada: 4.65/1000 live births  Malawi 46.6/1000 live births

rural malawi -- village life

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websites for further information

www.visitmalawi.mw (official government tourism site)
www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13864367  (good background information)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html (basic data)
www.lonelyplanet.com/malawi (practical information, especially for travelers)

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