Malawi the warm heart of Africa, set at the southern and of Africa's Great Rift Valley is a cradle of lakes and rivers.  Covering a total area of 118,484 sq.km, it stretches some 900 kilometers north to south and between 90 and 161 kilometers east to west. 

Demographic Factors   - source NSO

Total population  (2008)                          :           13.1 million

Lilongwe (2008)                                     :           1.897 million

Blantyre (2008)                                      :           0.999 million

Mzuzu including Mzimba  (2008)              :           0.853 million

Zomba (2008)                                        :           0.670 million

Population Density  (2008)                       :           139 per square km.

Population growth – National – (2008)      :           2.8%

Annual Growth Rate – Lilongwe (2008)     :           3.7%

Annual Growth Rate – Blantyre (2008)      :           1.9%

Annual Growth Rate

(Mzuzu including Mzimba) – (2008)          :           3.7%

Annual Growth Rate – Zomba (2008)        :           2.5%

Life Expectancy (2008)                            :           36 years

Literacy Rate (2008)                               :           58%

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