MALAWI

By: Abby Agi Block 1

Map

Major Imports & Exports

Imports Packaged Medicaments

Oil Float Glass

Exports Raw Tobacco Raw Sugar Tea

Energy

Little access to energy Irrigation

Small

amount of

machinery

Industries

Agriculture Tobacco, Sugar, Maize, Cotton, Tea

Manufacturing Mining Tourism

“The Warm Heart of Africa”

Multinational Corporations

Lever brothers, Lonrho & Cargill  Tobacco companies

Africa Leaf, Dimon, Limbe Leaf and Stancom Tobacco

Eliminating Child Labor in Tobacco Growing Foundation (ECLT)

Language

English is the official language Chichewa is the national language Yao

spoken in southern Malawi Tumbuka

spoken in northern Malawi

History

Federation of Rhodesia and NyasalandMalawi

British Central Africa Protectorate 

Maravi Empire

Religion

Christianity- primarily Protestant Taught unlike Western model

Practiced through local rituals and variations

Islam Little conflict between Christians and

Muslims

Culture

Tribes- Chewa, Yoa, Tonga Food

Maize is a staple Malawian food

Dress Women wear a Chitenje

Level of Education

Literacy rate- 67.3% for women and 76.5% for men

Most people only receive a primary education Provided by government

Trade Restrictions

Free Trade The open economy has not yielded growth Precarious trading

Too reliant on imports Eliminated many tariffs

Currency

Kwacha Each Kwacha is divided into 100 tambala

Developing Country

NGOs World Health Organization World Food Program Catholic Relief Services World Vision

Globalization

Not a large role in global economy Lacking the policies to thrive

• Globalization Index- 41.37• Human Deveopment Index-

ranked 185• Index of Economic Freedom-

ranked 126

Citations

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Semu-Banda, Pilirani. "CorpWatch: Playing with Children's Lives." Big Tobacco in Malawi. Tumis.com, 2014. Web. 1 June 2015.

"Economy & Industry." Our Africa. SOS Children, 2010. Web. 1 June 2015.

Lambert, Tim. "Ancient Malawi." A Brief History of Malawi. 2013. Web. 1 June 2015.