Since many of you only heard of of Malawi because Madonna adopted a baby from there, here's some more information about the place i'll be calling home for the next 27 months.
Malawi is a small country, about the size of Indiana, in southeast Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north, and Mozambique to the east.
It has a sub-tropical rainy season(Nov.-May) and a dry season (May-Nov.)
It has an estimated population of 13,931,831 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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected about 900,000 people are living with AIDS.
It is about 80% Christian, 13% Muslim, and 7% other
I will be living 8 hours ahead of CST.
Chichewa is the officially language, an spoken by about 58% of the population.
The GDP is $800 in comparison to $45,800 in the US. (Thanks Jeff, now I sound smart)
It is known as the "Warm Heart of Africa" for the happy and peaceful people.
If you have more specific questions feel free to ask!
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