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 Capital
 
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 Lilongwe
 13°57′S 33°42′E
 
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 Official language(s)
 
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 Chichewa, English
 
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 Government
 
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 Unitary presidential republic
 
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 President
 
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 Joyce Banda
 
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 Prime Minister
 
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 Khumbo Kachali
 
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 Total area
 
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 118,484 km2
 
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 Population
 
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 16,407,000 (2013 estimate)
 
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 GDP (nominal)
 
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 $14.265 billion (2012 estimate)
 
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 GDP (nominal) Per capita
 
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 $857
 
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 Currency
 
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 Kwacha (MWK)
 
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 Time zone
 
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 CAT (UTC+2)
 
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 Calling code
 
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 +265
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  Energy Situation Especially in Rural Areas 
  Energy Demand and Supply in the Household Sector 
  Rural Electricity Supply 
  Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations 
  Poverty Reduction Strategy 
  Energy Policy 
  Laws 
  Institutional Set-up and Actors in the Energy Sector 
  Public Institutions 
Other major activities in the country financed by BMZ or DGIS
  Electricity Companies 
  Power Generation 
  Transmission 
  Distribution 
  Off-grid and Self-supplying Systems 
  Non Governmental Service Providers for Rural Areas in the Field of Energy 
Projects implementing NGOs:
Commercial service provider:
Micro-Finance Institutions:
  Key Problems Hampering Access to Modern Energy Services in Rural Areas 
  Obstacles for grid based rural electrification 
  Obstacles for off grid energy technologies and services 
  Further Information 
  References