Malawi History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

That part of Africa, now known as Malawi, was inhabited around the 10th century by the migration of Bantu groups. Centuries later, the region was colonized by the British in 1891. In 1953, Malawi, then known as Nyasaland, a defender of the United Kingdom, became a defender within the semi-independent Federation of Rhodesia and Niasland. The defense on Nyasaland was ended in 1964 and Nyasaland became an independent country under the new name Malawi under Queen Elizabeth II, and soon after two years it became a republic. Upon attaining independence, it became a totalitarian one-party state headed by Hastings Banda, who remained the country's president until 1994.

Malawi is a land-based country in southeastern Africa, located northwest of Zambia, north-east from Tanzania, and south, southwest, and southeast from Mozambique. The Great Rift Valley runs from north to south of the country, and to the east of the valley lies Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa), which forms three-quarters of the eastern border of Malawi. The capital of Malawi is Lilongwe, and its commercial center is Blantyre with a population of over 500,000 people. Malawi has two sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Lake Malawi National Park was first listed in 1984 and the Chongoni Rock Art Area in 2006.

Malawi is counted among the world's poorest and most densely inhabited countries. The economy is completely dependent on agriculture with the support of the people living in rural areas. The Malawi government is heavily dependent on external help for development, although it has been lacking since the year 2000. The Malawi government faces many problems such as growth of the economy, increasing education, health, environmental protection and becoming economically viable. Since the year 2005, several programs are being organized to pay attention to these points, the results of which are also visible. The Malawi government relies heavily on external aid to meet the development needs, although this need (and aid) has been reduced since 2000.

The official language is English. The major languages ​​include Chichewa, the more than 57% spoken language, Chinanja (12.8%), Chiao (10.1%) and Chitumbuka (9.5%). Other native languages ​​are Malvian lomwe, spoken in the south-east of the country by about 250,000; Cocola, spoken by about 200,000 people in the Southeast; Lamba spoken in the northwestern tip around 45,000; Nadali Nyakyusa-Ngonde, spoken from approximately ali0,000, is spoken by approximately 300,000 in northern Malawi; The Malawi army is spoken by about 270,000 in southern Malawi; And Tonga, spoken by about 170,000 in the north.

Mozambique [L] , Tanzania [L] , Zambia [L] ,
Definition of international border: L = Land Border | M = Maritime Border