Malawi: Geography#
| Location | Southern Africa, east of Zambia, west and north of Mozambique |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 13 30 S, 34 00 E -13.5,34.0 |
| Area | total: 118,484 sq km land: 94,080 sq km water: 24,404 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,881 km border countries: Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m highest point: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Mulanje 3003 m According to Geonames: Sapitwa 3002 m; Mafinga Central 2339 m; Mafinga South 2337 m; Chiradzulu 1773 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains |
| Natural Hazards | NA |
| Natural Resource | limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite |
| Land Use | arable land: 30.38% permanent crops: 1.1% other: 68.52% (2011) |
| Climate | sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) |
| Irrigated Land | 735 sq km (2006) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 17.28 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
| Large Cities | Lilongwe; Blantyre; Mzuzu; Zomba; Karonga [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature; it contains more fish species than any other lake on earth |