Kauye Felix
Chief Government Psychiatrist, Ministry of Health, Zomba Mental Hospital, Malawi, email
Int Psychiatry. 2008 Apr 1;5(2):29-30. eCollection 2008 Apr.
Malawi is a country in sub-Saharan Africa bordering Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. It has an area of approximately 118 000 km and is divided into northern, central and southern regions. It has an estimated population of 13 million, 47% of whom are under 15 years of age and just 5% over 60 years. Its economy is largely based on agriculture, with tobacco being the main export. The projected growth in gross domestic product (GDP) for 2007 was 8.8%; GDP per capita was $284 per annum.
马拉维是撒哈拉以南非洲的一个国家,与莫桑比克、坦桑尼亚和赞比亚接壤。它的面积约为11.8万平方公里,分为北部、中部和南部地区。据估计,其人口为1300万,其中47%年龄在15岁以下,60岁以上的仅占5%。其经济主要以农业为基础,烟草是主要出口产品。2007年国内生产总值(GDP)预计增长8.8%;人均国内生产总值为每年284美元。