| MALAWIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
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Area > Land
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94,080 sq km |
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[107th of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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6.753 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[154th of 227]
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Area > Total
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118,480 sq km |
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[105th of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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8.504 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[144th of 231]
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Area > Water
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24,400 sq km |
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[23rd of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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1,751.385 sq km per million people |
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[23rd of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Lilongwe - 260,000 |
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capitals and largest cities > Countries > Cities larger than the capital
Blantyre |
Climate
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) |
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Coastline
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0 km |
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[230th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m |
Elevation extremes > Lowest point
junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m |
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Forested Land
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27.2% |
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[102nd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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13 30 S, 34 00 E |
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Geography > Note
landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature |
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Irrigated land
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560 sq km |
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[108th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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45.386 sq km per million people |
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[129th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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94,080 km²
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[108th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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7.302 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[141st of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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2,881 km |
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[63rd of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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206.793 km per million people |
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[79th of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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20.68% |
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[47th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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78.14% |
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[165th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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1.18% |
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[111st of 258]
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Largest city
Lilongwe (capital city, not largest urban area) |
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Largest city population
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437,000 |
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[121st of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.034 per capita |
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[163rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Lilongwe - 260,000 |
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Location
Southern Africa, east of Zambia |
Map references
Africa |
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Maritime claims
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none (landlocked) |
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Natural resources
limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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09°22'S |
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Population density
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106.3 people per sqkm |
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[95th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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136.95 people/m²
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[64th of 204]
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Precipitation
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922 mm |
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[37th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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421.22 people/km² of arable lan |
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[69th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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118,480 km²
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[98th of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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9.196 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[126th of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) |
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Terrain
narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains |
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