Capital of Malawi:
LilongweArea 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)
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
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.