Malawi Geography

Country Name: Republic of Malawi

Capital City: Lilongwe

Population: 13,013,926

Population Growth: 2.38% (2006)

Currency: Malawian kwacha (MWK)

Languages: Chichewa 57.2% (official)

Area: 118,480 sq km

Inflation Rate: 13.9% (2006)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

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GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF MALAWI

Location:

Southern Africa, east of Zambia

Geographic Co-ordinates:

13 30 S, 34 00 E

Area - total:

118,480 sq km

Area - total:

118,480 sq km

Area - land:

94,080 sq km

Area - water:

24,400 sq km

Land Boundaries:

2,881 km

Border Countries:

Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km

Terrain:

narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains

Elevation - highest point:

Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m

Elevation - lowest point:

junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m

Natural Resources:

limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite

Arable Land:

20.68%

Permanent Crops:

1.18%

Other Land Use:

78.14% (2005)

Natural Hazards: