Malawi - globalisation

Malawi Case Study- Globalisation

Location:

• Malawi is in Sub-sahara Africa
• It's surrounding countries are Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania
• It's surrounding the Indian ocean

Country Profile :

• Population = 15.9 million 
• Major languages = English, Chichewa (both official)
• Life expectancy = 55 years (men), 55 years (women)
• Currency =  Malawi kwacha
• GDP =  Since 2004, Malawi’s GDP has increased over 40%, from $1.8 billion to $2.5 billion(2000 US$ prices)

Barriers to Development :

• Transport / infastructure

- Landlocked country - no coastline which prevents trade

- Single tracked railway - poor, slow, extensive- have to go through Mosambique.

- 2002 Britain and Canada donated for repaires to railway, to allow faster transport of emergency aid to Malawi

• HIV / AIDS

-HIV attacks immune system and weakens bodies ability to fight infection. in its final stage, the body is to…