Malawi
Republic of Malawi
Capital
Lilongwe
Population
21,104,482
Name
MK MWK
Calling Code
+265
Languages
ennyGeography
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
118,484 km²
Landlocked
Yes
TLD
.mw
Neighboring Countries
Airports (29)
FWBGFWCBCEHBLZCMKFWCSFWCTDWAFWDZCountry Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
MW
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
MWI
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
454
BCP 47
en-MW
IOC
MAW
FIFA
MWI
Currency Format
Code
MWK
Name
Malawian Kwacha
Symbol
MK
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Example
MK 123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
Saturday, 4 April 2026
EEEE, MMMM d, y
Long
4 April 2026
MMMM d, y
Medium
4 Apr 2026
MMM d, y
Short
04/04/2026
M/d/yy
Time Formats
Full
3:40:46 pm Coordinated Universal Time
h:mm:ss a zzzz
Long
3:40:46 pm UTC
h:mm:ss a z
Medium
3:40:46 pm
h:mm:ss a
Short
3:40 pm
h:mm a
Additional Info
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
12h
Primary Timezone
UTC+02:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
UTC+02:00Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example
1,234,567.89
Phone Formatting
Calling Code
+265
Trunk Prefix
0
International Prefix
00
Subscriber Number Lengths
7, 9
Example Format
+265 991 234 567
Format Patterns
| Pattern | Format | Leading Digits | National Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|
| (\d)(\d{3})(\d{3}) | $1 $2 $3 | 1[2-9] | $NP$FG |
| (\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | $1 $2 $3 | 2 | $NP$FG |
| (\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | $1 $2 $3 $4 | [137-9] | $NP$FG |
Phone Number Types
Format Patterns
(?:[1289]\d|31|77)\d{7}|1\d{6}
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
Raw JSON Data
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