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Key Demographic Features of Location: Southern Africa, east of Zambia Map references: Africa People Population: 9,452,844 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 46% (male 2,189,223; female 2,168,317) 15-64 years: 51% (male 2,371,518; female 2,472,245) 65 years and over: 3% (male 107,701; female 143,840) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 1.71% (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 139.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 36.16 years male: 35.87 years female: 36.46 years (1996 est.) Ethnic divisions: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuko, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European Religions: Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, traditional indigenous beliefs Languages: English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 56.4% male: 71.9% female: 41.8% Government Country Abbreviation: MI Type of government: multiparty democracy Independence: 6 July 1964 (from UK) National holiday: Independence Day 6 July (1964); Republic Day 6 July (1966) Constitution: 18 May 1995; most recent revision Legal system: based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Economy Economic overview: GDP: purchasing power parity - $6.9 billion (1995 est.) GDP real growth rate: 9.9% (1995 est.) GDP per capita: $700 (1995 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% Communications Telephones: 43,000 (1985 est.) Radio broadcast stations: AM 10, FM 17, shortwave 0 Radios: 1.011 million (1995) Television broadcast stations: 0 (1987 est.) Televisions: NA *Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency
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