| Geography | Malawi |
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Location:
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Southern Africa, east of Zambia |
Geographic coordinates:
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13 30 S, 34 00 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 118,480 sq km
land: 94,080 sq km
water: 24,400 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
Land boundaries:
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total: 2,881 km
border countries: Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km |
Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) |
Terrain:
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narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m
highest point: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m |
Natural resources:
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limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite |
Land use:
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arable land: 20.68%
permanent crops: 1.18%
other: 78.14% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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560 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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17.3 cu km (2001) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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1,213 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 1.01 cu km/yr (15%/5%/80%)
Per capita: 78 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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NA |
Environment - current issues:
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deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations |
Environment - international agreements:
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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 |
Geography - note:
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landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature |
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