Malawi
Republic of Malawi
Africa · Eastern Africa
Location on the World Map
Famous Personality
Hastings Banda
leader
He led Malawi to independence and became its first president.
Local Delicacy
Nsima
This thick maize porridge is the staple food of Malawi and is eaten with relishes.
National Symbols
Famous Landmark & Geography
Lake Malawi
This vast lake is one of Africa's largest and is famous for its exceptional fish diversity.
Agriculture & Produce
Maize is Malawi's principal staple and by far its most extensively grown food crop.
Bananas are among Malawi's most widely grown fruit crops, especially in smallholder systems.
Major Cities
Mountain Peaks (Tallest to Shortest)
Major Airports
Top 5 Musical Instruments (Most to Least Popular)
Drums are at the heart of Malawian ceremonial, dance, and popular music traditions.
The banjo became especially associated with Malawi through popular local string-band and singer-songwriter styles.
Guitar is widely used in Malawian gospel, folk, and urban popular music.
This thumb piano appears in Malawian traditional music and related regional practices.
Simple flutes are used in some Malawian folk traditions and community performances.