Facts

Location: Southern Africa, east of Zambia

Area (only Total) total: 118,480 sq km

Climate: sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)

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

Population: 13,931,831

Main Language (only first): Chichewa

Government type: multiparty democracy

Capital (Name): Lilongwe

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+2

Independence: 6 July 1964

National holiday: Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July