Malawi (, or ; or [maláwi]), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. Malawi is over with an estimated population of 16,777,547 (July 2013 est.). Its capital is Lilongwe, which is also Malawi's largest city; the second largest is Blantyre, the third is Mzuzu and the fourth largest is its old capital Zomba. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area. The country is also nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa". 

Malawi is among the smallest countries in Africa. Lake Malawi takes up about a third of Malawi's area. 

The area of Africa now known as Malawi was settled by migrating Bantu groups around the 10th century. Centuries later in 1891 the area was colonised by the British. In 1953 Malawi, then known as Nyasaland, a protectorate of the United Kingdom, became a protectorate within the semi-independent Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The Federation was dissolved in 1963. In 1964 the protectorate over Nyasaland was ended and Nyasaland became an independent country under Queen Elizabeth II with the new name Malawi. Two years later it became a republic. Upon gaining independence it became a one-party state under the presidency of Hastings Banda, who remained president until 1994, when he lost an election. Arthur Peter Mutharika is the current president. Malawi has a democratic, multi-party government. The country has a Malawian Defence Force that includes an army, a navy and an air wing. Malawi's foreign policy is pro-Western and includes positive diplomatic relations with most countries and participation in several international organisations, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and the African Union (AU). QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who were settlers in Malawi?
2. What groups settled in Malawi?
3. What groups created settlements in Malawi?
Q2:
1. When did Bantu groups settle in Malawi?
2. When was Malawi settled by Bantu groups?
3. In what time period did Bantu settlers arrive in Malawi?
Q3:
1. What all is included in the Malawian Defence Force?
2. What does the Malawian Defence Force consist of?
3. What are the members of the Malawian Defence Force?
Q4:
1. What is COMESA short for?
2. What does the acronym COMESA mean?
3. What's the meaning of COMESA?
Q5:
1. Is Malawi a large country?
2. Is Malawi a big nation?
3. Is Malawi a country with lots of square meters?
Q6:
1. When was Malawi colonized?
2. When did the colonization of Malawi occur?
3. When did colonizers settle in Malawi?
Q7:
1. Who colonized Malawi?
2. Who oversaw the colonization of Malawi?
3. Who was Malawi colonized by?
Q8:
1. What name was Malawi previously known under?
2. What did Malawi used to be called?
3. By what name was Malawi once known?
Q9:
1. When was the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved?
2. In what year did the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolve?
3. In what year did the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland occur?
Q10:
1. What city serves as capital of Malawi?
2. Which city is Malawi's capital?
3. What is the capital of Malawi?
Q11:
1. Which lake is Malawi's largest?
2. What is the biggest lake in Malawi?
3. Which of Malawi's lakes is the biggest?
Q12:
1. How much of the country is taken up by Lake Malawi?
2. What fraction of Malawi is taken up by Lake Malawi?
3. Lake Malawi covers what fraction of the nation?
Q13:
1. What does AU stand for?
2. What is AU short for?
3. What does the acronym AU mean?
