* Population: 8,830,000 (1990 estimate).

* Situation: Southern Africa.

* Timezone: GMT + 2.

* Area: 118,484 square kilometres / 45,735 square miles.

* Borders with: Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia.

* Coasts: None.

* Capital: Lilongwe.

* Major Towns: Blantyre, Limbe, Salima.

* Chief Port: No seaport. Small ports on Lake Malawi.

* Religion: Christian 75%, Islam 20%.

* Rest Day: Sunday.

* Electricity: 220/240 Volts AC 50Hz.

* Physical: The Great Rift Valley runs roughly north to south and contains Lake Malawi, Africa's third largest lake. There are high plateaux to the west and south of the lake rising to 3,000 meters / 10,000 feet at Mt Mulanje.
 
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