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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of malawi conventional short form: malawi former: british central african protectorate, nyasaland protectorate, nyasaland |
| Government type | multiparty democracy |
| Capital | Lilongwe |
| Administrative divisions | 27 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba |
| Independence | 6 July 1964 (from UK) |
| National holiday | Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964) |
| Constitution | 18 May 1994 |
| 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 |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president bingu wa mutharika (since 24 may 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: president bingu wa mutharika (since 24 may 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: 46-member cabinet named by the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 20 may 2004 (next to be held na may 2009) election results: bingu wa mutharika elected president; percent of vote - bingu wa mutharika (udf) 35.9%, john tembo (mcp) 27.1%, gwandaguluwe chakuamba (mc) 25.7%, brown mpinganjira (nda) 8.7%, justin malewezi (independent) 2.5% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 20 may 2004 (next to be held na may 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - na%; seats by party - mcp 56, udf 49, mgwirizano coalition (mc) 25, independents 39, others 24 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court of Appeal; High Court (chief justice appointed by the president, puisne judges appointed on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission); magistrate's courts |
| Political parties and leaders | Alliance for Democracy or AFORD [Chakufwa CHIHANA]; Malawi Congress Party or MCP [John TEMBO]; Malawi Democratic Party or MDP [Kampelo KALUA]; Malawi Forum for Unity and Development or MAFUNDE [George MNESA]; Mgwirizano Coalition or MC (coalition of MAFUNDE, MDP, MGODE, NUP, PETRA, PPM, RP) [Gwandaguluwe Chakuamba]; Movement for Genuine Democratic Change or MGODE [Sam Kandodo BANDA]; National Democratic Alliance or NDA [Brown MPINGANJIRA]; National Unity Party or NUP [Harry CHIUME]; New Congress for Democracy or NCD [Hetherwick NTABA]; People's Progressive Movement or PPM [Aleke BANDA]; People's Transformation Movement or PETRA [Kamuzu CHIBAMBO]; Republican Party or RP [Gwandaguluwe Chakuamba]; United Democratic Front or UDF [Bingu wa MUTHARIKA] - governing party |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MONUC, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIK, UNMIL, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador paul tony steven kandiero FAX: [1] (202) 265-0976 telephone: [1] (202) 797-1007 chancery: 2408 massachusetts avenue nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador stephen browning embassy: area 40, plot 24, kenyatta road mailing address: p. o. box 30016, lilongwe 3, malawi telephone: [265] (1) 773 166 FAX: [265] (1) 770 471 |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band |
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