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Official country name
Republic of Malawi
Short name
Malawi
Local names
Dziko la Malawi (long)
Malawi (short)
Malawi (short)
Former name
British Central African Protectorate, Nyasaland Protectorate, Nyasaland
Nationality
Malawian(s) (noun) Malawi (adjective)
Languages spoken
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
Capital
Lilongwe
Government type
multiparty democracy
Population
13,931,831 ranked 66, (data 2008)
Geography
Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature. The lowest point is junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m.
Coastline
Coastline 0 km.
Land borders
2,881km, Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km.
Administrative divisions
28 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba
Independence
6 July 1964 (from UK)