Country Profile
The Republic of Malawi is located in Southern Central Africa along the Western part of the Great Rift Valley. Covering a total area of 118,484 km², it stretches some 900 km North to South, and between 90 and 161 km East to West. It is bordered by the United Republic of Tanzania to the North and North East, Mozambique to the East, South and South West, and Zambia to the West. The country is divided into three regions: the Southern Region, which is undulating and densely populated; the Central Region, which consists of fertile plains and is well-populated; and the mountainous and sparsely populated Northern Region. Lake Malawi is the third largest lake in Africa, spanning a length of 568 km and a width of between 16 and 80 km.
Head of State: H.E. Dr Lazarus Chakwera
Capital City: Lilongwe
Independence Day: 6 July 1964
Area/Size of country (km²): 118,484
Time Zone: CAT (UTC+2)
Languages: English, Chichewa
Currency: Malawi Kwacha (MWK ) 1 MK= 100 tambala
GDP: USD 7, 065 Billion
Natural resources: Tobacco, sugar, tea, cotton, groundnuts, coffee, fish and wildlife
Population: 16 Million
Population: http://www.malawi.gov.mw
Ministry Responsible for COMESA Affairs
Hon. Simplex Chithyola Banda
Minister of Trade and Industry
P.O.Box 30366
LILONGWE 3 – Malawi
Tel: +265 1 770244
Cell: +265 888 863 557
Fax: +265 1 770680, 780680, 782183
Email: chithyolasimplex@gmail.com; simplex.chithyola@trade.gov.mw
National COMESA Focal Point
Ms Christina Zakeyo
Secretary of Trade
Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry
P. O. Box 31968
LUSAKA – Zambia
Tel: +265 999 872 829
Fax: 226673
Email: chatimachristina@yahoo.com
Permanent Secretary in Lusaka
Her Excellency Margaret Kamoto
High Commissioner
Malawi High Commission
Plot No 5202, Diplomatic Triangle,
Pandit Nehru Road
P.O. Box 50425, Long Acres
Tel: +260 978 998115
Fax: +260 211 265765
Email: lusaka.malawimission@foreignaffairs.gov.mw kamotomc@gmail.com
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