Official name
Republic of Malawi
Name in local language
Republic of Malawi (en) ; Dziko la Malaŵi (ny)
Continent
Africa
Subcontinent
Southern Africa
Population (ranking: 67e )
18,073,097 inhabitants (2019)
Population growth
2.90 % / year
Area
118,484 km²
Density
152.54 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 162e )7.065 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
389 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
3.50 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
54.80 years (2019)
Birth rate
32.80 ‰ (2018)
Fertility rate
4.17 children / woman (2018)
Death rate (ranking )
6.30 ‰ (2018)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
54.06 ‰ (2019)
Literacy rate
68.60 % (2018)
Official languages
English, Chichewa
Currency
Kwacha (MWK)
HDI (ranking: 210e )0.485 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )49.21 (2018)
Government
Unitary presidential republic
Head of State
President Peter Mutharika
National Day
6 July (independence of 1964)
ISO Codes MW, MWI
Demonym
Malawian
Tourists (ranking )
849,000 people (2016)
Malawi is a landlocked southern African state between Mozambique , Zambia and Tanzania . It has no access to the sea. It is crossed from north to south by the Great Rift. As one of the poorest countries in the world, with about $ 300 of GDP per capita (2016), Malawi is currently focusing on its economic and social development.
Mumbo Island, Malawi Lake Malawi, Malawi Luxury Resort Kaya Mawa, Malawi Lilongwe, capitale of Malawi Urban areas (2018)
Urban areas
Population
Lilongwe
2,626,901 inhabitants
Blantyre
1,251,484 inhabitants
Mzuzu
221,272 inhabitants
Zomba
105,013 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Regions
Population
Area
Central
7,523,340 inhabitants
35,592 km²
Northern
2,289,780 inhabitants
26,931 km²
Southern
7,750,629 inhabitants
31,753 km²
See also
