Outline of Malawi

The Flag of Malawi

The Coat of arms of Malawi

The location of Malawi

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Malawi

Republic of Malawi – sovereign country located in southeastern Africa.^[1] Malawi is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the north and Mozambique, which surrounds it on the east, south and west and is separated from Malawi by Lake Malawi (also Lake Nyasa). The origin of the name Malawi is unclear; it is either derived from that of southern tribes, or from the "glitter of the sun rising across the lake" (as seen in its flag). Malawi is a densely populated country with a democratically-elected, presidential system of government.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Malawi:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Malawi

• Pronunciation: /məˈlɔːwi/, /məˈlɑːwi/ or /ˈmæləwi/
• Common English country name: Malawi
• Official English country name: The Republic of Malawi
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Malawian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Malawi
• International rankings of Malawi
• ISO country codes: MW, MWI, 454
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MW
• Internet country code top-level domain: .mw

Geography of Malawi

An enlargeable topographic map of Malawi

• Malawi is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • East Africa
    • Southern Africa
  • Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Malawi
    • High: Sapitwa (Mulanje Massif) 3,002 m (9,849 ft)
    • Low: Shire River 37 m (121 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 2,881 km

 Mozambique 1,569 km

 Zambia 837 km

 Tanzania 475 km

• Coastline: none

• Population of Malawi: 15,028,757 - 65th most populous country
• Area of Malawi:
• Atlas of Malawi

Environment of Malawi

An enlargeable satellite image of Malawi

• Climate of Malawi
• Ecoregions in Malawi
• Renewable energy in Malawi
• Geology of Malawi
• Protected areas of Malawi
  • Biosphere reserves in Malawi
  • National parks of Malawi
• Wildlife of Malawi
  • Fauna of Malawi
    • Birds of Malawi
    • Mammals of Malawi

Natural geographic features of Malawi

• Glaciers of Malawi: none ^[2]
• Islands of Malawi
• Lakes of Malawi
• Mountains of Malawi
  • Volcanoes in Malawi
• Rivers of Malawi
  • Waterfalls of Malawi
• Valleys of Malawi
• World Heritage Sites in Malawi

Regions of Malawi

Ecoregions of Malawi

Administrative divisions of Malawi

• Regions of Malawi
  • Districts of Malawi

Regions of Malawi

Districts of Malawi

Municipalities of Malawi

• Capital of Malawi: Capital of Malawi
• Cities of Malawi

Demography of Malawi

Government and politics of Malawi

Main article: Government of Malawi and Politics of Malawi

• Form of government:
• Capital of Malawi: Capital of Malawi

• Elections in Malawi
• Political parties in Malawi

Branches of the government of Malawi

Executive branch of the government of Malawi

• Head of state: President of Malawi,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Malawi,
• Cabinet of Malawi

Legislative branch of the government of Malawi

• National Assembly of Malawi (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Malawi

• Supreme Court of Malawi
• Traditional Courts in Malawi

Foreign relations of Malawi

• Diplomatic missions in Malawi
• Diplomatic missions of Malawi

International organization membership

The Republic of Malawi is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Commonwealth of Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Southern African Development Community (SADC) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Malawi

• Constitution of Malawi
• Crime in Malawi
• Human rights in Malawi
  • LGBT rights in Malawi
  • Freedom of religion in Malawi
• Law enforcement in Malawi

Military of Malawi

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Malawi
• Forces
  • Army of Malawi
  • Navy of Malawi
  • Air Force of Malawi
  • Special forces of Malawi
• Military history of Malawi
• Military ranks of Malawi

History of Malawi

Main article: History of Malawi, Timeline of the history of Malawi, and Current events of Malawi

• Military history of Malawi

Culture of Malawi

• Architecture of Malawi
• Cuisine of Malawi
• Festivals in Malawi
• Languages of Malawi
• Media in Malawi
• National symbols of Malawi
  • Coat of arms of Malawi
  • Flag of Malawi
  • National anthem of Malawi
• People of Malawi
• Public holidays in Malawi
• Records of Malawi
• Religion in Malawi
  • Christianity in Malawi
    • St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, Malawi
  • Hinduism in Malawi
  • Islam in Malawi
  • Judaism in Malawi
  • Sikhism in Malawi
• World Heritage Sites in Malawi

Art in Malawi

• Art in Malawi
• Cinema of Malawi
• Literature of Malawi
• Music of Malawi
• Television in Malawi
• Theatre in Malawi

Sports in Malawi

• Football in Malawi
  • Kamuzu Stadium
• Malawi at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Malawi

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 146th (one hundred and forty sixth)

• Agriculture in Malawi
• Banking in Malawi
  • National Bank of Malawi
• Communications in Malawi
  • Internet in Malawi
• Companies of Malawi
• Currency of Malawi: Kwacha
  • ISO 4217: MWK
• Energy in Malawi
  • Energy policy of Malawi
  • Oil industry in Malawi
• Health care in Malawi
• Mining in Malawi
• Malawi Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Malawi
• Transport in Malawi
  • Airports in Malawi
  • Rail transport in Malawi
  • Roads in Malawi

Education in Malawi

Health in Malawi

See also

• Index of Malawi-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Malawi-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

1. "Malawi". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
2. [iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Malawi

• Government of the Republic of Malawi - Official site of the Malawi government

Directories

• of Malawi Outline of Malawi at DMOZ
• Malawi - Stanford University — African South of the Sahara directory category
• Malawi - University of Pennsylvania — African Studies Center directory category

News

• The Daily Times daily Blantyre-based newspaper
• Nation Malawi daily Blantyre-based newspaper
• Nyasa Times

Tourism

• Malawi travel guide from Wikivoyage