Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Malawi is over 118,000 km (45,560 sq mi) with an estimated population of more than 13,900,000.
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| Name | Malawi |
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| Alpha2 Code | MW |
| Alpha3 Code | MWI |
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| Capital | Lilongwe |
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| Region | Africa |
| Subregion | Eastern Africa |
| Population | 16832910 |
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| Demonym | Malawian |
| Area | 118484 |
| Gini | 39 |
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| Native Name | Malawi |
| Numeric Code | 454 |
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| | Code | MWK | | Name | Malawian kwacha | | Symbol | MK |
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| | Iso639_1 | en | | Iso639_2 | eng | | Name | English | | Native Name | English |
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| | Iso639_1 | ny | | Iso639_2 | nya | | Name | Chichewa | | Native Name | chiCheŵa |
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| | De | Malawi | | Es | Malawi | | Fr | Malawi | | Ja | マラウイ | | It | Malawi | | Br | Malawi | | Pt | Malávi | | Nl | Malawi | | Hr | Malavi | | Fa | مالاوی |
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| Flag | https://restcountries.eu/data/mwi.svg |
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| | Acronym | AU | | Name | African Union | | Other Acronyms | | | Other Names | |
| | الاتحاد الأفريقي | | Union africaine | | União Africana | | Unión Africana | | Umoja wa Afrika |
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| Cioc | MAW |
Visa free entry is available for entry for passport holders from;
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Hong Kong (30 days), Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Most everyone else can obtain a 30 day visa in advance at most entry posts for US$75, this visa can be extended for an extra 30 days. If you get your visa at an embassy they may give you 90 days.
The following passport holders need to arrange a visa in advance.
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yemen.
Malawi Visa Information
Malawi missions
Note: Please confirm details with embassy because policies do change with time
