Malawi

Missionaries: Roy & Bev Well
The United Pentecostal Church of Malawi began as an outreach of the saints from Zimbabwe. There followed several missionary families and the work has flourished with over 36,500 members, 204 ministers and 395 churches.

Location:
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
Size:
118,480 sq. km. (slightly smaller than Pennsylvania)
Elevation varies from 37 to 3,002 meters
Population:
12,000,000 (approximately)
   * 0-14 years: 46.8%
   * 15-64 years: 50.5%
   * 65+ years: 2.8%
Average age: 16.5 years
Life expectancy: 37.5 years
HIV / AIDS: 14.2%
Religion:
Protestant 55%
Roman Catholic 20%
Muslim 20%
Indigenous beliefs 3%
Other beliefs 2%
Language:
English (official)
Chichewe (official)
other regional languages
Government:
Multiparty Democracy
Capital:
Lilongwe
Independence:
06 July 1964

For more information, please visit the
CIA World Factbook
or the
BBC Country Profile