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Place nameMalawi
Other namesRepublic of Malawi, Malawi, Republic of Malawi, République du Malawi, Malaui, MWI, MW, ISO454, MI00, British Central Africa Protectorate, British Central Africa, Nyasaland, Malawian
Latitude-13.5
Longitude34
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Nation is transversed by Great Rift Valley; settled by forebears of Twa & Fula 8000 BC; Bantu arrived ca. 100; states founded by Bantu, Ngonde & Chikulamayembe 15th-18th cen.; visited by Livingstone 1891; anti-slavery Scottish missions founded 19th cen.; official language is English, national language is Chewa, & Tombuka is also spoken.
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