Malawi, Africa

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Image of Lilongwe, capital city of Malawi

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Malawi is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Malawi
Malawi is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent
Malawi has a population of	21,104,482 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Malawi are called Malawians
The country’s total area is	118,480 Km² ( 73,620 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	80
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Malawi HDI ranks in position nº 172 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.508 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Malawi’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 75 countries Malawi passport ranks in position nº 65 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Malawi GDP per capita is	$580 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Malawi ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Malawi EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Very low proficiency in English has a score of 447 ranks 95th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	13° 30' S, 34° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Malawi Capital city	Lilongwe
Neighbouring countries	Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia.
Malawi Climate	sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
Most predominant religion	Protestant (includes Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, Seventh Day Adventist/Baptist, Pentecostal, Anglican),
Second most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Currency name & code	Kwacha (MWK)
Internet ccTLD	.mw
Malawi calling code	+265

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