Area: 118,484 sq km
Capital: Lilongwe
Principal cities: Lilongwe
Official language: English (official) Chichewa (national)
Independence day: 6 July
Population: 20,308,502 (CIA July 2021 est.)
Demographic growth: 2.39% (CIA 2021 est.)
Life expectancy: 72.16 years (CIA 2021 est.)
Literacy rate: 69.8% (CIA 2021 est.)
Religion(s): Christian 79.3%, Muslim 13.8%, other 6.7%, none 2.1% (CIA 2018 est.)
Human development index: 0.483 (174th out of 189 countries. 2019)
Currency: Malawian kwachas (MWK)
GDP: 9,861.2 (in MK’billion)-RBM Nov 2021
GDP per capital: $ 628.7 (RBM Nov. 2021.)
Growth rate: 3.9% (RBM Nov 2021)20.4% (CIA 2013 est.)
Rate of unemployment: 20.4% (CIA 2013 est.)
Rate of inflation: 11.1 % (RBM Nov. 2021)
Net budgetary position: -3.4% of GDP) (CIA 2017 est.)
Balance of payment: -$591 million (CIA 2017 est.)
Export partners: Belgium 16%, United States 8%, Egypt 7%, South Africa 6%, Germany 6%, Kenya 5%, United Arab Emirates 5% (CIA 2019)
Import partners: South Africa 17%, China 16%, United Arab Emirates 9%, India 9%, United Kingdom 8% (CIA 2019)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: Agriculture: 28.6% Industry: 15.4% Services: 56 % (CIA 2019 est.)