Top 10 Amazing Facts About Malawi
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Welcome to another informative Article and thanks for watching this Article we will take an in-depth look at one of africa's most friendly countries malawi and presents you 10 things you probably didn't know about country malawi is a landlocked country in southern eastern africa that was formerly known as nyasaland it is bordered by zambia to the west tanzania to the north and north east and mozambique surrounding on the east south and southwest malawi spans over 118 484 square kilometers inhabited by a population of over 19.1 million lake malawi also known as lake nyasa takes up about a third of malawi's area its capital is lilongwe which is also the country's largest city the name malawi comes from the maravi an old name of the nyanja people who inhabits the area the country is nicknamed the warm heart of africa because of the friendliness of its people if you're new here welcome be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any of our videos malawi's foreign policy is pro-western and includes positive diplomatic relations with most countries in participation in several international organizations including the united nations the commonwealth of nations the southern african development community the common markets for eastern and south africa and the african union although there was periodic original conflict fueled in part by ethnic divisions in the past by 2008 it had diminished considerably and the concept of the malawian nationality had emerged here are 10 things you probably didn't know about malawi.
1 Its capital city is one of the youngest in africa there has been a fishing village on the banks of the lilongo river for centuries but the modern city was only officially founded as a trading post in 1906 and only recognized as a town in 1947. it became the malawian capital even later in 1975 when king ping's status was taken away from zumba which had stood as an administrative hub in the colonial era the long way might not be a place which will detain travelers for too long although the gentle of the king's african rifles war memorial is a reminder that the two world conflicts claimed their share of malavian lives and hence for now will be the main attention driver in the baby city.
2 High girl dropout rate from education in malawi less than 10 percent of girls earn a high school diploma given that approximately 20 of school-age girls are prevented from continuing their education due to lack of menstrual health education and access to menstrual parts another reason why girls hardly achieve a diploma is because the country has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world with approximately one in two girls married and or raising children by the age of 18. there have been efforts to educate and discourage early marriages amongst disadvantaged children and orphans in malawi since the year 2007 and work with local partners to increase girl child education in rural communities has seen a gradual increase so far.
3 The best hiking sites are in malawi malawi is home to the highest peak in africa south of mount kilimanjaro the stunning mount mulanji rising to 3 000 meters this peak provides incredible views of the landscape and neighboring mozambique but that doesn't come easy as you can enjoy that after hiking your way up the entire country is a high cast heaven providing access to incredible hikes whether it's hiking over the giant rocks of lake malawi or scaling the peak of mount mulanji avid hikers will not be disappointed with this knowledge get the haika in you and let's start now but if you're not a hiker we could go visiting the numerous wildlife opportunities the country provides just like its neighboring countries malawi is home to an outstanding amount of wildlife within its borders there are close to 200 mammals and over 600 species of birds to explore malawi is a viable location for seeking out a diminutive counterpart to the big five the little five which are on the size mamas insects birds and creepy crawlers with similar names which haunts the trees sword and underground these are the elephant shrew the buffalo weaver the leopard tortoise and the ants lion and the rhino beetle.
4 Quite a few tall operators have mapped out the country's touristic sites it is unlikely to be the country you type into a search engine if you're planning a first trip to africa but for those who love the continent malawi is an intriguing part of the tapestry and there are professionals on hand to make a visit possible easy and processes understandable this is thanks to several sites whose operation to cover most important aspects stories search for such sites include expat africa steps travel timbuktu travel robbing pop safaris explore and cooks and kings experts africa rather some of the country within the following country malawi has few safari areas and none are very famous there is relatively little tourism in malawi watching local children play around the lake you quickly understand why malawi is promoted as the warm heart of africa and malawi wants the world to know that the aspect of itself as well as the fact is that it is the best place to enjoy the unseen glories of africa there's a wealth of extra details through the local tourist board malawi tourism.com.
5 Malawi has one of the best coffee and tea in the world one of the many pecks of visiting malawi is to enjoy some of the best coffee and tea in the world malawi is home to the world supplies of high quality of arabica coffee and the citizens spare no seed when it comes to enjoying the best of the fruits of their label tea is also a huge culture as estate such as satemwarti estates deliver some of the most tasteful and healthy teas in the country while in malawi visiting the cafe is available and joining this beautiful tradition while it still lasts given that there are threats to it coffee was found to be more affected in malawi but climate change as suitable areas will likely disappear by 2050s and hence measures are being taken to avoid this future problem.
6 Malawi had a change of name the part of africa now known as malawi was settled by migrating ban to groups around the 10th century centuries later in 1891 the area was colonized by the british in 1953 malawi was then known as nyasaland a protectorate of the united kingdom became a protectorate within the semi-independent federation of rhodesia and nyasaland the federation was dissolved in 1963. the next year the protectorate over near the land was ended and yesterday became an independent country under queen elizabeth ii with a new name being malawi and two years later it became a republic upon gaining independence it became a totalitarian one-party state under the presidency of hastings panda who remained president precedent until 1994. malawi now has a democratic multi-party government headed by an elected president currently lazarus chacuera.
7 Malawi is struggling to stay afloat malawi is amongst the world's least developed countries the economy is heavily based in agriculture with a largely rural population that is growing at the rapid rates the malawian government depends heavily on outside aids to meet development needs although this need has decreased since 2000 the malavian government faces challenges in building and expanding the economy improving education healthcare environmental protection and becoming financially independent amidst widespread unemployment since 2005 malawi has developed several programs that focus on these issues and the country's outlook appears to be improving with a rise in the economy education and healthcare seen in 2007 and 2008 where the growth is hard to maintain malawi has low life expectancy high infant mortality and a high prevalence of hiv and aids which is a drain on the labor force and government expenditures with all these issues the government is very struggling to stay afloat.
8 Lake malawi is superlative malawi is mostly covered by water and it comes with some of the most beautiful and colorful fishes you can think of lake malawi is a big world tourist attraction partly because of its share size covering 350 miles and because it is home to more species of fish than any other lake on the planet including some 700 types of sea sheets the little colorful defined creatures which flicker and floats are in its shallows david livingston described it as a lake of stars referring to the thousands of fishing boats which drift across the surface at night the lanterns on their pros visible from shore the make of experience even more profound pumulani lodge luxury beach resorts at the south end of the lake has its own telescope set up for a new low bank of rock above the water through which guests can gaze up in the crystal heavens the vast array of sigits found in like malawi are virtually all endemic to the lake thus these cichlids are globally popular as aquarium fish because of their bright colours some reports estimate that there are close to 3 000 species of them in lake malawi the most of any lake in the world lake malawi is also home to the top places to go snorkeling in africa head to cape marclaire and you'll find several great hotels as well as some of the cleanest waters in the world.
9 Malawi is in a dispute with tanzania as some african countries enjoy enormous and long coastlines malawi is hemmed in all sides by others big ports such as mozambique to the east south and southeast by zambia to the west tanzania to the east and north east by the quake of 19th century bureaucracy the precise roots of the border within the latter is the source of ongoing controversy as the hilly goland zanzibar treaty of 1890 drafted between britain and germany in the carved up of africa is unhealthfully vague on where exactly the frontier runs and over a century later tanzania and malawi are still at odds as to who owns what and where these consequences which emanated from colonialism and the fact that the colonial nations were only interested in what they could gain out of africa and not paying attention or a care on how they partitioned the continent talk less of the future ramifications malawi being unlocked depends on a lot on its coastline blessed neighbors and so borderline feud is not only what they have in luxury to hold up to mainly the district between tanzania and malawi is about whether the border runs firmly up the middle of lake malawi or ebbs along its edge officially it does the latter but the discovery of oil reserves under the surface of the lake has brought out claims on both sides leading to a border dispute over the lake which is so large that it occupies over a third of the malawian territory.
10 There are echoes of scotland in malawi deep in the south of the country the second city blanter was founded by scottish settlers in 1876. blanter was named in honour of blonde blanter in south lancashire which is a squaring of a circle it was the birthplace of david livingstone in 1813. the comparisons go deeper than male names as glasgow banter can boast some of the elevation which defines the scottish landscapes as it sits in the shire highlands at an altitude of some 1039 meters this gives it an occasional coolness of weather which was the primary attraction force to the first european tertiary another similarity is a further throwback to fallen centuries in the city's protea hotel rails which dates back to 1921 and prefers a courtyard swimming pool for lazy afternoons typical of scottish afternoons there you have it explorers those were 10 things you probably didn't know about malawi thanks for watching this Article.
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