Geography Of Malawi

Location	Southern Africa, east of Zambia
Geographic coordinates	13 30 S, 34 00 E
Map references	africa
Area	total: 118,480 sq km water: 24,400 sq km land: 94,080 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: 23.38% permanent crops: 1.49% other: 75.13% (2001)
Irrigated land	280 sq km (1998 est.)
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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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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Geography Of Malawi