Malawi
- Located in Southern Africa
- Bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, and Tanzania
- It is slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
- Lilongwe is Malawi’s capital city
- The government is a multiparty democracy
- Population: 16,777,547
- The ethnic groups are as follows: Chewa 32.6%, Lomwe 17.6%, Yao 13.5%, Ngoni 11.5%, Tumbuka 8.8%, Nyanja 5.8%, Sena 3.6%, Tonga 2.1%, Ngonde 1%, other 3.5%
- Religion: Christian 82.6%, Muslim 13%, other 1.9%, none 2.5%
- Malawi is one of the least developed countries in the world, with over half of Malawians living below the poverty line.
- The median age is 17 years old
- Around 11% of the population is infected with HIV/AIDS
- 13.8% of the child population is underweight
- While primary school enrollment rate is relatively high at 91 percent, almost three-quarters of secondary school-age children are either working or staying home to care for their families instead of receiving an education.
- Approximately 26% of the child population are working in child labor circumstances
