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REPUBLIC OF MALAWI

Official Name Republic of Malawi
Independence Day 6 July 1964
President H.E. Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera
Vice President Right Honourable Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima
System of Government Multi-party Democracy
Capital City Lilongwe
Regions North, Central and South
Population 19,647,684 (projection for 1 July 2021)
Official Language English
Main languages Chichewa, Yao, Tumbuka, Sena, Lomwe, Tonga, Ngonde, Lambya
36 Size 118,484 square km
Climate Sub-Tropical, relatively dry and strongly seasonal.
Warm wet season (November – April), Cool dry winter season
(May – August), Hot dry season (September – October)
Main Exports Tobacco, Tea, Sugar, Groundnuts, Soya beans and soya bean
extracts, Macadamia nuts, Cotton, Coffee, Maize and Dried
Legumes
Main Imports Refined Petroleum, Packaged Medicaments, Chemical Fertilizers,
and Office Machine Parts
Potential Exports Limestone, Uranium, Coal, Bauxite, Phosphates, Graphite,
Granite, Aquamarine, Gold, Tourmaline, Rubies, Sapphires,
Sugarcane, Potatoes, Cassava, Sorghum, Pulses, Industrial Hemp
and Cannabis.
Per Capita Income US$1,234 PPP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Currency Malawi Kwacha (MWK)
National Public Holidays 1 January (New Year), 15 January (John Chilembwe Day), 3
March (Martyr’s Day), 2 April (Good Friday), 3 April (Holy
Saturday), 5 April (Easter Monday), 1 May (Labour Day), 13
May (Eid al-Fitr), 14 May (Kamuzu Day), 6 July (Independence
Day), 15 October (Mother’s Day), 25 December (Christmas
Day), 26 December (Boxing Day)
Time Zone GMT +2
Telephone Code +265
Internet Domain (URL) .mw
Website https://www.malawi.gov.mw