Lilongwe, estimated population 395,500 (1994), is the capital of Malawi. The city was founded in 1947 as a marketing center, and became the national capital in 1975. An agricultural college is located in Lilongwe.
Malawi, republic in southeastern Africa, formerly the British protectorate of Nyasaland, bounded on the north by Tanzania, on the east by Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa), on the southeast and south by Mozambique, and on the west by Zambia.
Malawi extends about 835 km (about 520 mi) north to south and varies in width from about 80 to 160 km (about 50 to 100 mi).
The capital of Malawi is Lilongwe, and the largest city is Blantyre.
Malawi's economic reliance on the export of agricultural commodities renders it particularly vulnerable to external shocks such as declining terms of trade and drought.
The Malawi Demographic Health Survey is collecting high-quality data on fertility levels and preferences; family planning use; reproductive, child and maternal health; nutritional status of young children and women; childhood mortality levels; knowledge and behavior regarding HIV/AIDS; and the prevalence of anemia among children and women and of HIV infection among women and men.
The U.S. Embassy in Malawi is situated in the diplomatic enclave adjacent to Lilongwe's City Center section.
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