Facts

About Malawi

The African nation of Malawi is the perfect tourist's destination. Not only is the scenery a rich selection of beautiful natural parks, game preserves, mountain hiking trails, and plateaus for trekking, that will satisfy lovers of nature as well as the athletic, the country's people are warm, engaging and just plain friendly. Most travel sites who carry materials on Malawi characterize the country as the "the warm heart of Africa" and it only takes one trip to prove the truth of it this.

Malawi Facts

• Full Name: Republic of Malawi
• Capital City: Lilongwe
• Area: 118,484 sq km/45,747 sq miles
• Population: 11,600,000
• Time Zone: GMT/UTC +2 ()
• Languages: English (official)
• Religion: Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, traditional indigenous beliefs
• Currency: Malawi Kwacha (MK)
• Electricity: 230V 50HzHz
• Electric Plug Details: British-style plug with two flat blades and one flat grounding blade
• Country Dialing Code: 265