Demographics
Capital: | Lilongwe |
Population: | 21,763,309 (2024 est.) |
Land Area: | 94,080 km2 |
Religions: | Protestant 33.5% (includes Church of Central Africa Presbyterian 14.2%, Seventh Day Adventist/Baptist 9.4%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Anglican 2.3%), Roman Catholic 17.2%, other Christian 26.6%, Muslim 13.8%, traditionalist 1.1%, other 5.6%, none 2.1% (2018 est.) |
Languages: | English (official), Chewa (common), Lambya, Lomwe, Ngoni, Nkhonde, Nyakyusa, Nyanja, Sena, Tonga, Tumbuka, Yao; note: Chewa and Nyanja are mutually intelligible dialects; Nkhonde and Nyakyusa are mutually intelligible dialects |
Projects
The Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle (2024) provided USD $53,881.57 funding for the under-listed projects:
- Mzimu Woyera Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Chikwawa
- St. Kizito Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Dedza
- Renovation of St. Kizito Minor Seminary Chapel in the Diocese of Dedza
- St. Patrick Rumphi Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Mzuzu
- Christ the King Propaedeutic Seminary in the Diocese of Mzuzu
- St. Peter Mag. Seminary in the Diocese of Zomba
Source: CIA World Factbook