Malawi – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Background

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.

Country Profile

Head of State: H.E. Dr Lazarus Chakwera
Capital City Lilongwe
Independence Day July 6, 1964
Official Languages English, Chichewa
Currency Malawi Kwacha (MWK ) 1 MK= 100 tambala
Area/Size of country (km²) 118,484
Natural resources tobacco, sugar, tea, cotton, groundnuts, coffee, fish and wildlife

Time Zone: GMT +2

GDP USD$7, 065bn

Government website link http://www.malawi.gov.mw