Passport card
Republic of Malawi
Malawi
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Malawian kwacha
- Languages
- English and Chichewa
- People
- About 2.2 crore
- Size
- About 1.2 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Peter Mutharika
- Free since
- 6 July 1964
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Lilongwe
⭐ Malawi is called the warm heart of Africa because its people are so friendly.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Malawi
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Malawi
Turn the globe with your finger. Malawi has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Malawi and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 28 times the size of Malawi.
- PeopleIndia has about 66 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2.2 crore in Malawi.
- DistanceLilongwe is about 6,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeMalawi is 3½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Lilongwe.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Malawi, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Malawi
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Malawi's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Malawi back on the map
Malawi and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Malawi worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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