Capital: Lilongwe
Bearings: 13°57'S 33°42'E / 13.95°S 33.7°E - Malawi's Geography
Largest city: Blantyre
Official language: English
National language: Chichewa - About the language
Demonym: Malawian
Government: Multi-party democracy - About Politics
President: Bingu wa Mutharika
Vice President: Joyce Banda
Independence declared from Britain: July 6, 1964 - History of Malawi
Area: Total 118,484 km2 (99th) 45,747 sq mi Water (%) 20.6%
Population:
2009 estimate 15,028,757 (64)
1998 census 9,933,868
Density 128.8/km2 (94th) 333.6/sq mi - Human Geography
GDP: (PPP) 2009 estimate - Total $12.81 billion (139) - Per capita $900 (218) GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate - Total $4.268 billion - Per capita $312 - Economy
Gini: (2008) 38 (low)
HDI: (2008) ? 0.457 (low) (162nd)
Currency: Kwacha (MWK) - Money and Costs
Time zone: CAT (UTC+2)
Summer: (DST) not observed (UTC+2)
Vehicle Driving: Left
Internet: TLD - .mw - Communications
Calling code: 00265