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MALAWI |
Ecobank Malawi
Corner Victoria Avenue & Henderson Street, Chichiri -Blantyre
P.O. box:Private Bag 389, Chichiri - Blantyre 3
Phone:(265) 1 822 099 / 808 / 681 or 820 437 / 863 / 957
Fax:(265) 1 824 620 / 822 683 / 820 583
Email:emwho@ecobank.com & emwbt@ecobank.com for Blantyre branch
Geographical data:
| Area : |
118,480 sq km |
| Population : |
13,603,181 (2007 est.) |
| Capital : |
Lilongwe |
| Principal cities : |
Lilongwe |
| Official language : |
English (official) Chichewa (national) |
| Currency : |
Malawian kwachas (MWK) |
| Independence Day: |
6 July |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Demographic growth : |
2.383% (2007 est) |
| Life expectancy: |
42.98 years |
| Literacy rate : |
62.7% (2003 est.) |
| Religion(s) : |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% |
| Human development Index (2002) : |
164th out of 177 countries |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : |
$10.47 billion (2007 est.) |
| GDP per capita : |
$800 (2007 est.) |
| Growth rate : |
5.7% (2007 est.) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
NA |
| Rate of inflation : |
8% (2007 est.) |
| Net budgetary position : |
- 7.8 % of GDP |
| Balance of payment: |
- 51 Million Dollars |
| Export partners : |
South Africa 12.6%, Germany 9.7%, Egypt 9.6%, US 9.5%, Zimbabwe 8.5%, Russia 5.4%, Netherlands 4.4% (2006) |
| Import partners : |
South Africa 33.9%, India 8%, Zambia 7.6%, US 6.3%, Tanzania 5.7%, Germany 4.5%, China 4.2% (2006) |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: |
Agriculture: 36.3% Industry: 18.6% Services: 45.1% (2007 est.) |
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