Total fertility rate: 7.36 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun: Malawian(s) adjective: Malawian
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 (1987)
total population: 48%
male: 65%
female: 34%
Labor force: 428,000 wage earners
by occupation: agriculture 43%, manufacturing 16%, personal services
15%, commerce 9%, construction 7%, miscellaneous services 4%, other
permanently employed 6% (1986)
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Names:
conventional long form: Republic of Malawi
conventional short form: Malawi
former: Nyasaland
Digraph: MI