1) Government
| Capital city | Lilongwe | |
| General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth | 1.53 % | [78th of 147] |
| General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ | 369,351,900 constant 2000 US$ | [93rd of 145] |
| General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ | 346,133,500 $ | [123rd of 169] |
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Legal origin
English |
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| Parliamentary seats > Female | 8% | [87th of 143] |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > % | 13.6 % | [90th of 174] |
| Start-up procedures to register a business > number | 10 | [76th of 171] |
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Status
democracy |
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| Time required to build a warehouse > days | 185 days | [84th of 168] |
| Time required to enforce a contract > days | 337 days | [128th of 171] |
| Time required to register property > days | 118 days | [36th of 167] |
| Time required to start a business > days | 37 days | [80th of 171] |
| Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours | 878 hours | [11th of 169] |
| Total businesses registered > number | 74,308 | [51st of 71] |
| Trademarks, nonresidents | 440 | [58th of 99] |
| Trademarks, residents | 138 | [62nd of 98] |
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
disputes with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and the meandering Songwe River remain dormant |
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| UN membership date | 1 Dec. 1964 | |
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United Nations mission
http//www.geographyiq.com/countries/mi/Malawi_relations_summary.htm |
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| Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 | 4.73 | [64th of 118] |
| Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006 | 4.89 | [77th of 119] |
| Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation | 6.25 | [55th of 119] |
| Civil and political liberties | 4 | [62nd of 140] |
| CPIA gender equality rating | 3.5 | [42nd of 75] |
| CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average | 3.5 | [28th of 75] |
| CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating | 3.5 | [15th of 75] |
| CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average | 3.4 | [21st of 75] |
| CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating | 3 | [30th of 75] |
| Electoral system | first-past-the-post | |
| Electoral system type | plurality | |
| Female candidacy | 1,961 | [37th of 161] |
| Female parliamentarians | 9.3% | [97th of 157] |
| Female suffrage | 1961 | |
| First female parliamentarian | 1964 (elected) | |
| Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment | 1.02374728539109 | [9th of 183] |
| Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality | Yes | |
| Vote counting technology | manual |
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