Malawi

Malawi is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, east of Zambia, west and north of Mozambique, covering an area of approximately 118,484 square kilometers. As of 2025, Malawi has a population of over 21.5 million, with English as the official language and Chichewa as the national language alongside other regional languages. The country features a narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, and some mountains, experiencing a sub-tropical climate with a rainy season from November to May and a dry season from May to November. Lilongwe serves as the capital, and the government operates as a presidential republic.

Malawi has a low-income economy with a GDP of $11.26 billion and a GDP per capita of $1,600, driven by tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, and consumer goods. Key agricultural products include cassava, sugarcane, maize, potatoes, and tobacco, while natural resources include limestone, arable land, hydropower, uranium, coal, and bauxite. The unemployment rate is 4.9% as of 2024, though the country faces severe poverty and economic challenges. Malawi is one of the world’s least developed countries, with an economy heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture and vulnerable to climatic shocks, though it has potential for growth in mining and energy sectors.