| Africa > Eastern Africa > Malawi | |
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| Official Name Republic of Malawi | |
| Motto Unity and Freedom | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Eastern Africa | |
| Capital Lilongwe | |
| Currency Malawian Kwacha (MWK) | |
| Independence Day 6 Jul 1964: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964. | |
| Population 16,829,000 | |
| Nationality Malawian | |
| Ethnic Group 32.67% Chewa, 17.6% Lomwe, 20.5% Yao, 11.5% Ngoni, 8.8% Tumbuka, 5.8% Nyanja, 3.5% Sena, 2.2% Tonga, 1.1% Ngonde, 3.4% others | |
| Area 118,484 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia | |
| Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) | |
| Geo Location Latitude -13.50, Longitude 34.00 | |
| Dialing Code +265 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code MW | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code MWI | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 454 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee MAW | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .mw | |