🚩 Flag of Malawi • live waving render
Africa — Eastern Africa
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
Drives left
🇲🇼 Malawi
Republic of Malawi
aka Malaŵi — endonym
20.7M
Population
World #62
118,484 km²
Land Area
World #101
$14.0 billion
GDP (USD)
World #142
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Did You Know?
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Malawi is the world's #62 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #101 globally by land area — covering about 0.08% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 3 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #142 worldwide with a GDP of $14.0 billion USD.
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Population density is 175 people per km² — world rank #78.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Lilongwe
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Phone Code
+265
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Internet TLD
.mw
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Nationality
Malawian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
MW / MWI / 454
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Coordinates
-13.50°, 34.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$14.0 billion USD
World rank #142 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$673
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
175 /km²
World density rank #78
MK
Malawian kwacha
MWK • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
20,734,262
World rank #62 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
English • Chewa
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Demonym
Malawian
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ Chewa
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
118,484 km²
0.08% of Earth's landmass • World #101
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Land Borders
3 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Africa/Blantyre
CAT — Central Africa Time
“Malawi” Around the World
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Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
MW
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ISO Alpha-3
MWI
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
454
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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WikiData ID
Q1020
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Also Spelled As
MW • Republic of Malawi