Africa · Landlocked
Malawi
Malawi is a landlocked country in Africa with 3 land neighbours — joint 7th-most in Africa. Its capital is Lilongwe.
Capital
Lilongwe
Land borders
3joint 7th-most in Africa
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Landlocked
Malawi
Lilongwe
Capital
22.2 million
Population
118,484 km²
Area
3
Land borders
Malawian kwacha (MWK)
Currency
Countries that border Malawi
3 land neighbours: Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
3 neighbours, and 3 pairs of them border each other too.
Its 3 land borders are joint 7th-most in Africa — level with Burundi, Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Somalia and Togo. Of the 3 possible pairings among them, 3 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Tanzania is the most connected of them, with 8 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Malawi, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
3
land borders — joint 7th-most in Africa
3
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
8
borders on Tanzania, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Lilongwe
Capital Rush deals Malawi and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Malawi is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- MW
- Currency
- Malawian kwacha (MWK)
- Official languages
- English and Chewa
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Where Malawi costs people points
Mali
Mali is in Africa, and its capital is Bamako — not Lilongwe. It has 7 land borders to Malawi's 3.
Malawi, asked and answered
What countries border Malawi?
Malawi has 3 land neighbours: Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.
What is the capital of Malawi?
Lilongwe. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Malawi comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Malawi in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Is Malawi the same as Mali?
No. Mali is in Africa, and its capital is Bamako — not Lilongwe. It has 7 land borders to Malawi's 3.
Where can I practise finding Malawi on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Malawi is in the pool, along with all 3 of its neighbours.
Can you find Malawi on a blank map?
Its 3 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.