Malawi, LDC Flashcards
1
Q
In 2005, Malawi faced a serious food shortage, how many people required emergency food support?
A
4.85 million
2
Q
How many people live in Malawi per square kilometre?
A
115
3
Q
What is the population growth?
A
2.6% per year
4
Q
What is Malawi dependent upon?
A
Agriculture
5
Q
How many people live with HIV?
A
Over 1,000,000
6
Q
How many people die from HIV a year?
A
90,000
7
Q
What is the life expectancy?
A
40
8
Q
In 2000, they became eligible for the HIPC (heavily indebted poor countries) initiative but what happened?
A
They failed to meet the conditions set by the IMF (international monetary fund)
9
Q
In 2006, they had repaid £440 million, what happened?
A
They became eligible for further debt relief under multilateral debt relief initiative and more than £2 million of debts have been cancelled
