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