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Places in News: Malawi
Context:
Malawi’s Vice President and nine others were killed in a plane crash, the country’s President said on June 11.
About Malawi:
- Location: It is a landlocked country along the East African Rift Valley. in Southeastern Africa, situated in both the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres.
- Capital: Lilongwe
- Bordering Regions:
- East: Lake Malawi and Mozambique
- West: Zambia
- North and Northeast: Tanzania
- South: Mozambique
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- East African Rift Valley: Dominant feature, includes Lake Malawi and the Shire River valley.
- Central Plateaus: Elevations of 2,500 to 4,500 feet (760 to 1,370 meters), covering three-fourths of the land.
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- Mountain:
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- Highlands: Isolated tracts up to 8,000 feet (2,400 meters), including Nyika, Viphya, Dowa highlands, and Dedza-Kirk mountain range.
- The Mulanje Massif, also known as Mount Mulanje, is a prominent inselberg in southern Malawi.
- The highest peak is Sapitwa.
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- Waterfall:
- Likhubula Falls is one of the largest streams in Malawi.
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- Main Rivers:
- Western Coast: Lufira, Songwe, Rukuru, Dwangwa, Bua, and Linthipe.
- Eastern Coast: Ruhuhu and Rio Lunho.
- The Shire River connects Lake Malawi to Lake Malombe.
- Main Rivers:
- Major languages: English and Chichewa
- Major religions: Christianity (80%) and Islam (20%)
- It is largely an agricultural country and is making efforts to overcome decades of underdevelopment and the more recent impact of a growing HIV/AIDS problem.