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 Baker Island (2004)Malawi (2001)
 Baker IslandMalawi
Administrative divisions - 24 districts; Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba; note - there may be three new districts named Balaka, Likoma, and Phalombe
Age structure - 0-14 years:
44.43% (male 2,348,940; female 2,337,290)

15-64 years:
52.78% (male 2,741,622; female 2,825,966)

65 years and over:
2.79% (male 119,283; female 175,149) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products - tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses; cattle, goats
Airports 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2003 est.) 44 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total:
6

over 3,047 m:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
4 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total:
38

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
14

under 914 m:
23 (2000 est.)
Area total: 1.4 sq km


land: 1.4 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total:
118,480 sq km

land:
94,080 sq km

water:
24,400 sq km
Area - comparative about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Background The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast. Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule, the country held multiparty elections in 1994 under a provisional constitution, which took full effect the following year. National multiparty elections were held again in 1999.
Birth rate - 37.8 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget - revenues:
$490 million

expenditures:
$523 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY99/00 est.)
Capital - Lilongwe
Climate equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
Coastline 4.8 km 0 km (landlocked)
Constitution - 18 May 1994
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Baker Island		 conventional long form:
Republic of Malawi

conventional short form:
Malawi

former:
British Central African Protectorate, Nyasaland Protectorate, Nyasaland
Currency - Malawian kwacha (MWK)
Death rate - 22.81 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external - $2.9 billion (2000 est.)
Dependency status unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system -
Diplomatic representation from the US - chief of mission:
Ambassador Roger A. MEECE

embassy:
Area 40, Plot 24, Kenyatta Road

mailing address:
P. O. Box 30016, Lilongwe 3, Malawi

telephone:
[265] 773 166

FAX:
[265] 770 471
Diplomatic representation in the US - chief of mission:
Ambassador Paul Tony Steven KANDIERO

chancery:
2408 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone:
[1] (202) 797-1007
Disputes - international none dispute with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi)
Economic aid - recipient - $427 million (1999)
Economy - overview no economic activity Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's least developed countries. The economy is predominately agricultural, with about 90% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for 37% of GDP and 85% of export revenues. The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. In late 2000, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program. The government faces strong challenges, e.g., to fully develop a market economy, to improve educational facilities, to face up to environmental problems, and to deal with the rapidly growing problem of HIV/AIDS.
Electricity - consumption - 950 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports - 3 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production - 1.025 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
2.44%

hydro:
97.56%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 8 m		 lowest point:
junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m

highest point:
Sapitwa 3,002 m
Environment - current issues no natural fresh water resources deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations
Environment - international agreements - party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea
Ethnic groups - Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuko, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European
Exchange rates - Malawian kwachas per US dollar - 80.0946 (December 2000), 59.5438 (2000), 44.0881 (1999), 31.0727 (1998), 16.4442 (1997), 15.3085 (1996)
Executive branch - chief of state:
President Bakili MULUZI (since 21 May 1994); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

head of government:
President Bakili MULUZI (since 21 May 1994); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

cabinet:
36-member Cabinet named by the president

elections:
president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 15 June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results:
Bakili MULUZI reelected president; percent of vote - Bakili MULUZI (UDF) 51.4%, Gwandaguluwe CHAKUAMBA (MCP-AFORD) 44.3%
Exports - $416 million (f.o.b., 2000)
Exports - commodities - tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products
Exports - partners - South Africa 16%, Germany 16%, US 15%, Netherlands 7%, Japan (1999)
Fiscal year - 1 July - 30 June
Flag description the flag of the US is used three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band
GDP - purchasing power parity - $9.4 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture:
37%

industry:
29%

services:
34% (1998 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $900 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 3% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates 0 13 N, 176 31 W 13 30 S, 34 00 E
Geography - note treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife landlocked
Highways - total:
16,451 km

paved:
3,126 km

unpaved:
13,325 km (1997)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports - $435 million (f.o.b., 2000)
Imports - commodities - food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment
Imports - partners - South Africa 43%, Zimbabwe 14%, UK 5%, Germany 5%, Zambia, Japan, US (1999)
Independence - 6 July 1964 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods
Infant mortality rate - 121.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 29.5% (2000)
International organization participation - ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIK, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 8 (2001)
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) 280 sq km (1993 est.)
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
Labor force - 3.5 million
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture 86% (1997 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km total:
2,881 km

border countries:
Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)		 arable land:
34%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
20%

forests and woodland:
39%

other:
7% (1993 est.)
Languages - English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally
Legal system the laws of the US, where applicable, apply 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
Legislative branch - unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections:
last held 15 June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results:
percent of vote by party - UDF 48%, MCP 34%, AFORD 15%, others 3%; seats by party - UDF 94, MCP 66, AFORD 29, others 4
Life expectancy at birth - total population:
37.08 years

male:
36.61 years

female:
37.55 years (2001 est.)
Literacy - definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
58%

male:
72.8%

female:
43.4% (1999 est.)
Location Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia Southern Africa, east of Zambia
Map references Oceania Africa
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 none (landlocked)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard -
Military branches - Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes paramilitary Mobile Force Unit)
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $9.5 million (FY00/01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - 0.76% (FY00/01)
Military manpower - availability - males age 15-49:
2,466,708 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service - males age 15-49:
1,265,893 (2001 est.)
National holiday - Independence Day, 6 July (1964)
Nationality - noun:
Malawian(s)

adjective:
Malawian
Natural hazards the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard NA
Natural resources guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite
Net migration rate - 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Political parties and leaders - Alliance for Democracy or AFORD [Chakufwa CHIHANA, president]; Malawi Congress Party or MCP [Gwanda CHAKUAMBA, president, John TEMBO, vice president]; Malawi Democratic Party or MDP [Kampelo KALUA, president]; National Independence Party; Social Democratic Party or SDP [Eston KAKHOME, president]; United Democratic Front or UDF [Bakili MULUZI] - governing party
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population uninhabited


note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (2004 est.)		 10,548,250

note:
estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line - 54% (FY90/91 est.)
Population growth rate - 1.5% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast Chipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba
Radio broadcast stations - AM 9, FM 4 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 3 (1998)
Radios - 2.6 million (1997)
Railways - total:
789 km

narrow gauge:
789 km 1.067-m gauge
Religions - Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs
Sex ratio - at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female

total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment:
NA

domestic:
fair system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations

international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use - 37,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 7,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations - 1 (1999)
Terrain low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains
Total fertility rate - 5.18 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Transportation - note there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast -
Unemployment rate - NA%
Waterways - 144 km

note:
on Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and Shire Riverall
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