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The ISO (International Standards Organisation) assigns a two character code to each country name. These codes are used by Internet 'whois' databases (these two character abbreviations are the whois country codes) and also other applications.
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The Nyanja are a central African people living mainly in Malawi, and numbering about 400,000. The
Nyanja are predominantly farmers, living in villages under a hereditary monarchy. They speak a Bantu language belonging to the Niger-Congo family.
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Patrick Allen is a Malawi born English actor. He was born in 1927 at then Nyasaland now Malawi. He is best known for his distinguished voice which has narrated many television adverts and films for over 30 years.
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The kwacha is the currency of Zambia and Malawi. In Malawi the kwacha (dawn) is the unit of currency in Malawi. So named because 100 tambala (cockerel) equal one Kwacha - 100 cockerels herald the dawn.
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The Tambala (cockerel) is a unit of currency in Malawi. 100 tambala equal one Kwacha.
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MW is an abbreviation for Malawi
MW is an abbreviation for Megawatt
MW is an abbreviation for Microwave
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Blantyre-Limbe is the chief industrial and commercial centre for Malawi. The city was formed in 1956 from the adjoining towns of Blantyre and Limbe.
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Chinyamwezi Island is an Island in Lake Malawi.
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Chinyankwazi Island is an Island in Lake Malawi.
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Chitipa is a town in north-west Malawi.
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