Basic Information About Malawi:

Population: The current population of Malawi is 17,971,060.

GDP: $13.7 billion (2016)

Climate: Malawi has a sub-tropical climate, which is relatively dry and strongly seasonal. The warm-wet season stretches from November to April, during which 95% of the annual precipitation takes place. 

Religion: Islam in Malawi. Islam is the second largest religion in Malawi after Christianity. Nearly all of Malawi’s Muslims adhere to Sunni Islam.

Capital: Lilongwe is the capital city of Malawi.

Language: The official language is English. Major languages include Chichewa, a language spoken by over 57% of the population, Chinyanja (12.8%), Chiyao (10.1%), and Chitumbuka (9.5%).

Currency: The Malawian Kwacha is the currency of Malawi. Our currency rankings show that the most popular Malawi Kwacha exchange rate is the USD to MWK rate. The currency code for Kwachas is MWK, and the currency symbol is MK.

Time Zone:  UTC+02:00