Malawi#
Malawi shares its name with the Chewa word for flames and is linked to the Maravi people from whom the Chewa language originated.
Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Peter MUTHARIKA (since 4 October 2025).
Facts#
Capital |
Lilongwe |
Region |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia, west and north of Mozambique |
Area |
total : 118,484 sq km; land: 94,080 sq km; water: 24,404 sq km |
Population |
21,763,309 (2024 est.) |
Languages |
English (official), Chewa (dominant), Lambya, Lomwe, Ngoni, Nkhonde, Nyakyusa, Nyanja, Sena, Tonga, Tumbuka, Yao; note : Chewa and Nyanja are mutually intelligible dialects; Nkhonde and Nyakyusa are mutually intelligible dialects |
Currency |
Malawian kwachas (MWK) |
Time zone |
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ccTLD |
.mw |
Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
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Population |
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Location |
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