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Communications of Malawi

Telephones - main lines in use:102,700 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:429,300 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: NA
domestic: system employs open-wire lines, microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations
international: country code - 265; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) (2001)
Radios:2.6 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:1 (2001)
Televisions:NA
Internet country code:.mw
Internet hosts:377 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):3 (2002)
Internet users:52,500 (2005)

Malawi Quickstats

  • Population: 13,603,181
  • Area: 118,480 sq km
  • Density: 109 /km² (91st)
  • GDP (total): $7.67 billion (143rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $596 (181st)
  • Literacy: 62.7%

Languages of Malawi

  • Chichewa 57.2%
  • Chinyanja 12.8%
  • Chiyao 10.1%
  • Chitumbuka 9.5%
  • Other 10.4%

Useful to know

  • Currency: Kwacha (D) (MWK)
  • Dial code: +265

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