Malawi, Africa

Republic of Malawi Dziko la Malaŵi (Chichewa)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Unity and Freedom"
Anthem: Mulungu dalitsani 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)
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)	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
Demonym	Malawian
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Arthur Peter Mutharika
• Vice-President	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) (98th)
• Water (%)	20.6%
Population
• 2013 estimate	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 (2015)	0.476 low · 170th
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".