Malawi

the State Malawi occupying 118,5  thousand sq. km, it is had in southeast Africa and it is drawn down from the north on the south along loch Njasa. Till 1964 of Malawi was protectorate the Great Britain, nowadays - enters into the British commonwealth. Official languages - English and chinjandzha.

Terrain Malawi - plateau with predominating altitudes 1000-1500  m above sea level, broken by tectonic ridges and dints. In the north of the country the surface is raised on plateau Nika of altitude attain 2542  m. East part in the north also is in the middle occupied by a tectonic dint of loch Njasa with huge differences of altitudes (the loch and the river outflowing from it lay at altitude 200-500  More widely;. In the extreme south block Mlandzhe with the highest point of the country - mount Sapitva (3000  towers;). The main river - is wider with a picturesque cataract Murchison. The loch Njasa reaches 600 km at width nearby 80  km and depth to 700  m. This one of the most beautiful loches of Africa, however weather here it is unstablis: heavy a wind often call a whole gale. Except Njasa, there are also smaller loches - CHilva, CHiuta, Malombe.

The Climate equatorial, monsoonal with dry winter and wet summer seasons. The majority of deposits (750-1000 mm a year in valleys, to 2500  the mm in the most raised mounts) falls out in November-March (summer of Southern hemisphere). Temperatures of the warmest month fluctuate (November) from 20-23  °C in mounts to 27  °C in dints, in July is more cool - 14-19  °C. The terrain Bulk, especially its southern half, is occupied by savannahs - park with palm trees, akatsievymi with baobabs, dry light forests. In mountain regions dry tropical woods, including with coniferous trees (it is especially appreciated rare now mlandzhijsky a cedar) are passed round. In the beginning of a wet season many arbours are covered by flowers of all tinctures, and the young leafage of some aspects has brown-bronze colour. In a valley of the river messmate plantations are wider alternate with a bamboo and papyrus tangle. In some valleys wet gallery forests were saved. The fauna of Malawi is typical for East Africa: it is possible to see elephants, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, lions. The region of saltish loch Chilva is richest with animals.

The Population (nearby 10,6  million persons) it is ethnically enough unimodal and belongs in the core to language bunch to a bow. Many nationalities have merged, having formed the new people - malavi. From traditional art trades were saved weaving of mats (decorated with a concentric ornament) and woodcarving (graceful figures of people and animals). The largest cities are had in a southern part of the country - Blantyre-Limbe, Zomba, Mongoche, Nsandzhe. In the central part there is a capital - Lilongve, and on the bank of loch Njasa - Salima, a city involving tourists by perfect beaches on the bank of loch.