What every visitor should know about Malawi:
- Money
- The currency is the Malawian kwacha (MWK). 100 MWK is worth about US$0.70, or €0.48.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 2.5 out of 5 (Use caution)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Armed robbery is rare but occurs
- Carjacking
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Tap water
- Very dangerous. Water-borne disease is widespread and purification is unreliable. Drink boiled or bottled water only.
Malawi facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 14,268,711
- Language
- Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
- Ethnicity
- Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European
Economy
- GDP
- US$800 (per capita)
- Income equality
- High