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Malawi

Republic of Malawi

Malawi · Africa

Capital

Lilongwe

Population

0

Currency

MK MWK

Calling Code

+265

Languages

English
English
en
Chichewa
chiCheŵa
ny

Geography

Region

Eastern Africa

Subregion

Eastern Africa

Continent

Africa

Area

118,484 km²

Landlocked

Yes

TLD

.mw

Borders

MZTZZM

Airports (13)

BLZFWCL
Chileka International Airport
Blantyre
CEHFWCD
Chelinda Airport
Chitipa
KGJFWKA
Karonga Airport
Karonga
KBQFWKG
Kasungu Airport
Kasungu
LIXFWLK
Likoma Airport
Likoma
LLWFWKI
Lilongwe International Airport (Kamuzu Int'l)
Lilongwe
CMKFWCM
Club Makokola Airport
Mangochi
MAIFWMG
Mangochi Airport
Mangochi
MYZFWMY
Monkey Bay Airport
Mangochi

and 4 more airports...

Show All Airports

Country Codes

ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2

MW

ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3

MWI

ISO 3166-1 Numeric

454

BCP 47

en-MW

IOC

MAW

FIFA

MWI

Currency Format

Name

Malawian Kwacha

Native Name

Malawian kwacha

Code

MWK

Symbol

MK

Symbol Position

before

Decimal Separator

.

Thousands Separator

,

Decimal Digits

2

Example:

MK 123,456.79

Date & Time Formats

Date Formats

Full

EEEE, MMMM d, y

Long

MMMM d, y

Medium

MMM d, y

Short

M/d/yy

Time Formats

Full

h:mm:ss a zzzz

Long

h:mm:ss a z

Medium

h:mm:ss a

Short

h:mm a

First Day of Week

Monday

Clock Format

24h

Primary Timezone

UTC+02:00

UTC Offset

+00:00

Timezones

UTC+02:00

Number Formatting

Decimal Separator

.

Thousands Separator

,

Digit Grouping

3

Numbering System

latn

Example:

1,234,567.89

Locale Settings

Writing Direction

LTR

Measurement System

metric

Temperature Scale

celsius

Paper Size

A4

Driving Side

right

Week Numbering

ISO

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