Malawi

Official name: Republic of Malawi
Also known as: Dziko la Malaŵi (Chichewa), Charu cha Malaŵi (Chitumbuka)

Flag of Malawi
Capital of Malawi: Lilongwe
Area of Malawi: 118,484 km² (45,747 mi²) (99th)
Population of Malawi: 21,655,286 (62th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Central-western Africa
Languages of Malawi: English (official), Chewa (dominant), Lambya, Lomwe, Ngoni, Nkhonde, Nyakyusa, Nyanja, Sena, Tonga, Tumbuka, Yao.
Religions of Malawi: Protestant 33.5% (includes Church of Central Africa Presbyterian 14.2%, Seventh Day Adventist/Baptist 9.4%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Anglican 2.3%), Roman Catholic 17.2%, other Christian 26.6%, Muslim 13.8%, traditional faiths 1.1%, other 5.6%, none 2.1% (2018 est.)
Ethnic groups in Malawi: Chewa 25.2%, Tumbuka 20.4%, Lomwe 17.9%, Yao 15.3%, Ngoni 5.4%, Sena 5.9%, Mang'anja 3.8%, Tonga 1.8%, Ngonde 1.0%, Lambya 0.6%, Sukwa 0.5%, other 1.1% (2024 est.)
Currency: Malawian kwacha (D) (MWK)
Time zone: UTC+2 (CAT)
Calling code: (+265)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Southern African Development Community

Border countries (3): Mozambique 1,498 km, Tanzania 512 km, Zambia 847 km.
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Administrative divisions of Malawi
Malawi Map

28 districts:
Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba.

Natural resources: limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite.