MALAWI – SUMMARY

 

Capital: Lilongwe
Bearings: 13°57’S 33°42’E / 13.95°S 33.7°E –Malawi’s Geography
Largest city: Blantyre
Official language: English
National language: Chichewa – About the language
Demonym: Malawian
Government: Multi-party democracy – About Politics
President: Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera
Capital: Lilongwe
Vice President: Saulos Klaus Chilima
Independence declared from Britain: July 6, 1964 – History of Malawi
Area: Total 118,484 km2 (99th) 45,747 sq mi Water (%) 20.6%
Population:
2019 estimate 18.63 million
1998 census 9,933,868
Density 128.8/km2 (94th) 333.6/sq mi – Human Geography
GDP: (PPP) 2019 estimate – Total $7.667 billion – Economy
Gini: (2008) 38 (low)
HDI: (2008) ? 0.457 (low) (162nd)
Currency: Kwacha (MWK) – Money and Costs
Time zone: CAT (UTC+2)
Summer: (DST) not observed (UTC+2)
Vehicle Driving: Left
Internet: TLD – .mw – Communications
Calling code: 00265