# Malawi

Malawi

republic, sovereign state, landlocked country, country| Part of | Southern Africa, Southeast Africa  |
| Year dem found am | 6 July 1964  |
| Official name | Malawi, Malawi, la République du Malawi  |
| Native label | Republic of Malawi, Charu cha Malaŵi  |
| Dem name after | Lake Malawi  |
| Official language | English, Chewa, Tumbuka  |
| Anthem | Mulungu dalitsa Malaŵi, Chiuta dangililani Malaŵi  |
| Culture | culture of Malawi  |
| Motto text | Unity and Freedom, The warm heart of Africa, Undod a Rhyddid  |
| Continent | Africa  |
| Country | Malawi  |
| Capital | Lilongwe  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00, Africa/Blantyre  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Southern Africa, East Africa  |
| Coordinate location | 13°0′0″S 34°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 14°53′43″S 35°55′7″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 9°22′12″S 33°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 17°7′46″S 35°5′50″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 13°37′15″S 32°40′21″E  |
| Highest point | Mulanje Massif  |
| Lowest point | Shire River  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Malawi  |
| State ein head | Peter Mutharika  |
| Office head of government hold | President of Malawi  |
| Government ein head | Lazarus Chakwera  |
| Executive body | Cabinet of Malawi  |
| Legislative body | National Assembly  |
| Central bank | Reserve Bank of Malawi  |
| Dey contain de administrative territorial entity | Central Region, Northern Region, Southern Region  |
| Currency | Malawian kwacha  |
| Dey share bother plus | Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique  |
| Driving side | left  |
| Electrical plug type | BS 1363  |
| Dey follow | Commonwealth realm of Malawi  |
| Dey replace | Commonwealth realm of Malawi  |
| Studied by | Malawian studies  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Hashtag | Malawi  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .mw  |
| Flag | flag of Malawi  |
| Coat of arms | Malawi coat of arms  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Malawi  |
| Get characteristic | partly free country  |
| History of topic | history of Malawi  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Malawi  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Malawi  |
| Commonwealth Sport country code | MAW  |
| Mobile country code | 650  |
| Country calling code | +265  |
| Emergency phone number | 999, 998, 997, 990  |
| Vehicle registration plate code | MW  |
| Maritime identification digits | 655  |
| Unicode character | 🇲🇼  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Malawi  |

**Malawi** (/məˈlɑːwi/; lit. 'flames' insyd Chichewa den Chitumbuka), officially de **Republic of Malawi** den formerly dem know am as **Nyasaland**, be landlocked country insyd Southeastern Africa. Ebe bordered by Zambia to de west, Tanzania to de north den northeast, den Mozambique to de east, south, den southwest. Malawi dey span over 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) wey eget an estimated population of 19,431,566 (as of January 2021). Malawi ein capital den largest city be Lilongwe. Ein second-largest be Blantyre, ein third-largest be Mzuzu, den ein fourth-largest be Zomba, de former capital.

Dey follow de introduction of a multiparty system insyd 1993, Banda lost de 1994 general election. Today, Malawi get a democratic, multi-party republic head by an elected presido. According to de 2024 V-Dem Democracy indices, dem rank Malawi 74th electoral democracy worldwide den 11th electoral democracy insyd Africa. De country dey maintain positive diplomatic relations plus chaw countries, wey e dey participate insyd several international organisations, wey dey include de United Nations, de Commonwealth of Nations, de Southern African Development Community (SADC), de Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), den de African Union (AU).

## Government den politics

### Administrative divisions

Dem divide Malawi into 28 districts within three regions:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| **Central Region**

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* 1– Dedza
* 2 – Dowa
* 3 – Kasungu
* 4 – Lilongwe
* 5 – Mchinji
* 6 – Nkhotakhota
* 7 – Ntcheu
* 8 – Ntchisi
* 9 – Salima
 | **Northern Region**

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* 10 – Chitipa
* 11 – Karonga
* 12 – Likoma
* 13 – Mzimba
* 14 – Nkhata Bay
* 15 – Rumphi
 | **Southern Region**

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* 16 – Balaka
* 17 – Blantyre
* 18 – Chikwawa
* 19 – Chiradzulu
* 20 – Machinga
* 21 – Mangochi
* 22 – Mulanje
* 23 – Mwanza
* 24 – Nsanje
* 25 – Thyolo
* 26 – Phalombe
* 27 – Zomba
* 28 – Neno
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## Demographics

### Population

Malawi get population of over 19 million, plus growth rate of 3.32%, according to 2021 estimates. Dem forecast de population make e grow to over 47 million people by 2050, nearly tripling de estimated 16 million insyd 2010. Malawi ein estimated 2016 population dey, based for most recent estimates, 18,091,575.

### Cities

| Largest cities anaa towns insyd Malawi

According to de 2018 Census |
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|  | Rank | Name | Region | Pop. |
| Lilongwe
Blantyre | 1 | Lilongwe | Central | 989,318 |
| 2 | Blantyre | Southern | 800,264 |
| 3 | Mzuzu | Northern | 221,272 |
| 4 | Zomba | Southern | 105,013 |
| 5 | Karonga | Northern | 61,609 |
| 6 | Kasungu | Central | 58,653 |
| 7 | Mangochi | Southern | 53,498 |
| 8 | Salima | Central | 36,789 |
| 9 | Liwonde | Southern | 36,421 |
| 10 | Balaka | Southern | 36,308 |

### Ethnic groups

Malawi ein population dey make up of de Chewa, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, den Ngonde native ethnic groups, as well as populations of Chinese den Europeans.

### Languages

De official language be English.
Major languages dey include Chichewa, a Bantu language wey over 41% of de population dey speak, Chitumbuka (28.2%), Chinyanja (12.8%), den Chiyao (16.1%). Oda native languages be Malawian Lomwe, around 250,000 dey speak insyd de southeast of de country; Kokola, around 200,000 people sanso dey speak insyd de southeast; Lambya, around 45,000 dey speak insyd de northwestern tip; Ndali, around 70,000 dey speak; Nyakyusa-Ngonde, around 300,000 dey speak insyd northern Malawi; Malawian Sena, around 270,000 dey speak insyd southern Malawi; den Tonga, around 170,000 dey speak insyd de north.

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* Government of the Republic of Malawi Official website
* Wikimedia Atlas of Malawi