Basic facts about Malawi
Country name: | Malawi |
Capital: | Lilongwe |
Country code: | 342 |
Continent: | Africa |
Currency name: | Malawian kwacha |
Independence: | 1964-07-06 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | from the UK |
Total area (km2): | 118,484 |
Land area (km2): | 94,080 |
Water area (km2): | 24,404 |
Population: | 16,777,547 |
Population note: | 16,777,547 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | Chichewa English |
All languages: | Chichewa (official) 57.2%, Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census) |
Time zone: | CAT (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+2) |
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Drive on: | left |
Calling code: | +265 |
Domain: | .mw |