Republic of Malawi Chalo cha Malawi, Dziko la Malaŵi | |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Lilongwe 13°57′S 33°42′E / 13.950°S 33.700°E |
Official languages | English Chichewa |
Ethnic groups (2008) | Chewa 32.67% Yao 20.5% Lomwe 17.6% Ngoni 11.5% Tumbuka 8.8% Nyanja 5.8% Sena 3.6% Tonga 2.1% Ngonde 1% other 3.5% |
Demonym(s) | Malawian |
Government | Multi-party democracy |
Lazarus Chakwera | |
Saulos Chilima | |
Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | July 6, 1964 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (99th) |
• Water (%) | 20.6% |
Population | |
• 2013 estimate | 16,407,000 (64th) |
• 1998 census | 9,933,868 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (86th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $21.843 billion |
• Per capita | $1,172 |
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $6.149 billion |
• Per capita | $330 |
Gini (2010) | 43.9 medium |
HDI (2013) | 0.414 low · 174th |
Currency | Kwacha (D) (MWK) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (not observed) |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +265 |
ISO 3166 code | MW |
Internet TLD | .mw |
1 Population estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected. 2Information is drawn from the CIA Factbook unless otherwise noted. |
Malawi (Republic of Malawi) is a country in south-east Africa. It has borders with the countries of Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique. The capital of Malawi is Lilongwe and the spoken languages are English and Chichewa. The official language of Malawi is English. The total size is about 118480 km² and there are about 100 people per km². The country is also called "The Warm Heart of Africa". Malawi is one of the smallest countries in Africa. Lake Malawi takes about a third of Malawi's area.