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Culture of Malawi

Republic of Malawi
Dziko la Malaŵi
Flag of Malawi
Coat of arms of Malawi
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Unity and Freedom"
Anthem: Mulungu dalitsa Malaŵi  (Chichewa)
O God Bless Our Land of Malawi
Location of  Malawi  (dark blue)– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union  (light blue)
Location of  Malawi  (dark blue)

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Capital
and largest city
Lilongwe
13°57′S 33°42′E / 13.950°S 33.700°E / -13.950; 33.700
Official languages English
Recognised national languages Chichewa
Ethnic groups (2008)
Demonym Malawian
Government Unitary presidential republic
• President
Arthur Peter Mutharika
Saulos Chilima
Legislature National Assembly
Independence
• from the United Kingdom
6 July 1964
• republic
6 July 1966
• Current constitution
18 May 1994
Area
• Total
118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) (99th)
• Water (%)
20.6%
Population
• 2013 estimate
Increase 16,407,000 (64th)
• 1998 census
9,933,868
• Density
128.8/km2 (333.6/sq mi) (86th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$21.843 billion
• Per capita
$1,172
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$6.149 billion
• Per capita
$330
Gini (2010) 43.9
medium
HDI (2013) Steady 0.414
low · 173rd
Currency Kwacha (D) (MWK)
Time zone CAT (UTC+2)
Drives on the left
Calling code +265
ISO 3166 code MW
Internet TLD .mw
* Population estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.
  • Information is drawn from the CIA Factbook unless otherwise noted.

Coordinates: 13°30′S 34°00′E / 13.500°S 34.000°E / -13.500; 34.000

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Malawi (/məˈlɔːwi/, /məˈlɑːwi/ or /ˈmæləwi/; Chichewa[maláβi] or [maláwi]), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. Malawi is over 118,000 km2 (45,560 sq mi) with an estimated population of 16,777,547 (July 2013 est.). Its capital is Lilongwe, which is also Malawi's largest city; the second largest is Blantyre, the third is Mzuzu and the fourth largest is its old capital Zomba. The name Malawi comes from the Maravi, an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area. The country is also nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa".


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