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Country Name:
Conventional long form: Republic of Malawi
Conventional short form: Malawi
Former: British Central African Protectorate, Nyasaland
Protectorate, Nyasaland
Government Type: Multiparty
Democracy
Capital: Lilongwe
Administrative Divisions:
27 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa,
Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga
(Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Ntcheu,
Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi,
Salima, Thyolo, Zomba
Independence: 6 July 1964
(from UK)
National Holiday: Independence
Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)
Constitution: 18 May 1994
Legal System:
Based on English common law and customary law; judicial
review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal;
has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage: 18 years of age;
universal
Executive Branch:
Chief of State: President Bakili MULUZI (since 21 May 1994);
Note - the president is both the chief of state and head
of government: President Bakili MULUZI (since 21 May 1994);
Cabinet:
46-member Cabinet named by the president
Elections:
President elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
election last held 15 June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)
election results: Bakili MULUZI re-elected president; percent
of vote - Bakili MULUZI (UDF) 51.4%, Gwanda Nguluwe CHAKUAMBA
(MCP-AFORD) 44.3%
Legislative Branch:
Unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members elected
by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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