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Malawi Government 1996

    • Names:

        conventional long form:
        Republic of Malawi

        conventional short form:
        Malawi

        former:
        Nyasaland

    • Digraph:
      MI

    • Type:
      multiparty democracy following a referendum on 14 June 1993; formerly a one-party republic

    • Capital:
      Lilongwe

    • Administrative divisions:
      24 districts; Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba

    • Independence:
      6 July 1964 (from UK)

    • National holiday:
      Independence Day, 6 July (1964)

    • Constitution:
      6 July 1966; republished as amended January 1974

    • 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:
      21 years of age; universal

    • Executive branch:

        chief of state and head of government:
        President Bakili MULUZI (since 21 May 1994), leader of the United Democratic Front

        cabinet:
        Cabinet; named by the president

    • Legislative branch:
      unicameral

        National Assembly:
        elections last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held 1999); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (177 total) UDF 84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5

    • Judicial branch:
      High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal

    • Political parties and leaders:

        ruling party:
        United Democratic Front (UDF), Bakili MULUZI

        opposition groups:
        Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Gwanda CHAKUAMBA Phiri, secretary general (top party position); Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), Chakufwa CHIHANA; Socialist League of Malawi (Lesoma), Kapote MWAKUSULA, secretary general; Malawi Democratic Union (MDU), Harry BWANAUSI; Congress for the Second Republic (CSR), Kanyama CHIUME; Malawi Socialist Labor Party (MSLP), Stanford SAMBANEMANJA

    • Member of:
      ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, SADC, UN, UNAMIR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

    • Diplomatic representation in US:

        chief of mission:
        (vacant); Charge d'Affaires ad interim Patrick NYASULU (since 14 October 1994)

        chancery:
        2408 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

        telephone:
        [1] (202) 797-1007

    • US diplomatic representation:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador Peter R. CHAVEAS

        embassy:
        address NA, in new capital city development area in Lilongwe

        mailing address:
        P. O. Box 30016, Lilongwe 3, Malawi

        telephone:
        [265] 783 166

        FAX:
        [265] 780 471

    • Flag:
      three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band; similar to the flag of Afghanistan, which is longer and has the national coat of arms superimposed on the hoist side of the black and red bands






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