Malawi
Republic of Malawi · Eastern Africa
Malawi is a country in Eastern Africa, with Lilongwe as its capital, home to about 22,216,120 people. Malawi shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Lilongwe |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Malawian kwacha (MWK MK) |
| Calling code | +265 |
| ISO codes | MW / MWI / 454 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇲🇼 |
| Population | 22,216,120 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 118,484 km² |
| Languages | English, Chewa |
| Internet domain | .mw |
| Demonym | Malawian |
Bordering countries
About Malawi
Malawi, officially Republic of Malawi, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Lilongwe. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Malawian kwacha (MK), using the code MWK.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Malawi for Lilongwe’s own facts and history.
To call Malawi from abroad, dial the country code +265. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes MW (alpha-2) and MWI (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 22,216,120.
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How Malawi compares
- Area: 118,484 km², ranking 98 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 22,216,120, ranking 60 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 188 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Malawi
3 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.