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Country Name
Malawi, or officially the Republic of Malawi.
Location
Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Lake Malawi, Tanzania to the north, Zambia to the west, and Mozambique to the east, south, and west.
Capital
Lilongwe.
The reason for naming the country
Malawi’s name comes from the Maravi, an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area. The country is nicknamed “The Warm Heart of Africa” because of the friendliness of its people.
Flag
The Malawi flag was adopted on July 6, 1964, the day it gained independence from Britain. The flag of Malawi consists of three equal horizontal stripes: black, red, and green. In the middle of the black stripe, there is a red rising sun with 31 rays The black color represents the people of the country, the red color represents the blood spilled in Malawi’s struggle for independence; and the green color symbolizes the country’s vegetation. The rising sun represents the dawn of freedom and hope on the African continent.
Language
The official language is English, while Chichewa is the national language. Chichewa is a native language almost spoken by about half of Malawi’s population.
English is more often a second language and remains an important language in the country due to the country’s history as a British colony.
There are also numerous languages spoken in the country: Chinyanja, Chiyo, and Chitumbuka.
Religion
Malawi is a majority Christian country with a minority Muslim population that adheres to Sunni, Qadriya, and a few who follow Ahmadiyya. The largest Christian group in Malawi is the Roman Catholic Church; there are also smaller numbers of Anglicans, Baptists, Evangelicals, Seventh-day Adventists, and Lutherans
Other religious groups within the country include Jehovah’s Witnesses, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rastafarians, Hindus, Baha’is, and Jews.
Currency
Kwacha Malawi.
Time Zone
+02:00 GMT.
Government Regime
Unitary presidential constitutional republic.
Climate
Malawi has a tropical climate (or subtropical at higher elevations), with a hot and wet season from November to April and a somewhat cold and dry season from May to August. From September through November, before the rainy season, the temperature increases to the highest levels of the year. Temperatures fluctuate with height, although they are comfortable above 1,000 meters (3,300 feet). However, due to the low height, there is a plain region in the extreme south that is hot and humid. The best time to visit Malawi is from mid-May to August since it is the coolest within the dry season.
It should be noted that nights at higher altitudes can be cold, with frosts possible, but at least you avoid the sultry heat and rainfall of December to April, as well as the blistering heat that affects the lowlands from September to November, in addition to storms, which are possible from November to mid-May. If you don’t mind the heat and prefer the risk of getting a little cold at night, you may go in September and October, or the second part of August, when the temperature starts to increase.
International Phone Code
+265
Internet Code
.mw
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