Malawi

Exact population: 13,013,926 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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 62.7%; male: 76.1%; female: 49.8%
Ethnicities: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European
Land boundaries: Total: 2,881 km; border countries: Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km
Terrain: Narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains
Extremes: Lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m; highest point: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m
Imports: South Africa 35.5%, India 7.7%, Mozambique 7.3%, Zimbabwe 6.8%, Zambia 6.3%, Tanzania 4.3% (2004)
Exports: South Africa 13.4%, US 11.9%, Germany 11.5%, Egypt 8.4%, UK 6.6%, Mozambique 4.5% (2004)
Industries: Tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods

Source: CIA World Factbook