United States. Central Intelligence Agency

“ Economy Malawi Economy - overview: Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's least developed countries. The economy is predominately agricultural, with about 90% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounted for nearly 40% of GDP and 88% of export revenues in 2001. The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. ”

“ Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature
People Malawi Population: 11,906,855
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 2004 est.) ”

“ Labor force: 4.5 million (2001 est.) Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 90% (2003 est.) Unemployment rate: NA (2003 est.) Budget: revenues: $528.1 million
expenditures: $653.2 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2003) Public debt: 235.7% of GDP (2003) Agriculture - products: tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca) , sorghum, pulses; groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats Industries: tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods Industrial production growth rate: -1.6% (2003 est.) ”