Background:^{1 2}

• Official name: Republic of Malawi
• Location: South-eastern Africa
• Population: 21.7 million (2024 projection)
• Capital: Lilongwe
• Official language: English
• National languages: Chichewa (widely spoken), plus other local languages (e.g., Chitumbuka, Chiyao)
• GDP: $13.2 billion (2023)
• GNI per capita, PPP: $1,120 (2023)

Membership of Regional Economic Communities (RECs):

• African Union (AU)
• Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Additional Resources:

• National Statistical Office of Malawi
• Ministry of Education, Malawi

Sources:

1. National Statistical Office of Malawi. (2024). Malawi Population and Housing Census 2024
2. World Bank. (2024). Malawi Country Profile