Malawi
Malawi (officially Republic of Malawi) is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital at Lilongwe, and is home to roughly 21.7M people.
Its official languages are English, Chewa; the currency in circulation is Malawian kwacha (MK); people from here are called Malawian.
- »Lake Malawi holds more species of fish than any other lake in the world.
Malawi touches three neighbours: Mozambique to the south, Tanzania to the north and Zambia to the west. Directions run from one centre to the other.
Lilongwe replaced Zomba as capital in 1975 as part of a push to develop the centre of the country.
119,176 km² (46,014 sq mi), 99th largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of Benin.
Population 21,655,286, 62nd of 198 on file. That averages 182 per km² (471 per sq mi).
The rising sun on the black band marks the dawn of independence and hope for Africa. Red is the blood of freedom fighters, green the land.