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Republic of Malawi |
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| Capital: |
Lilongwe |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Eastern Africa |
| Area: |
118484 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:40) |
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| Number of postal codes: |
491 |
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###### |
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^(d{6})$ |
| Auto code: |
MW |
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| CallingCode: |
+265 |
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| International organizations: |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| COMESA |
Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa |
| AFTA |
African Free Trade Area |
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 A country, state, region... (37) |
| Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 28 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 3 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 4 | | Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 1 | |
 Stream, lake... (2647) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 2356 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 187 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 37 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 10 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 2 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 9 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 18 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 8 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 2 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 5 | | Fishing area (FISH)
(A fishing ground, bank or area where fishermen go to catch fish) | 2 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 1 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 1 | | Lake channel(s) (CHNL)
(That part of a lake having water deep enough for navigation between islands, shoals, etc.) | 1 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 1 | | Stream mouth(s) (STMM)
(A place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea) | 1 | | Intermittent wetland (WTLDI)
| 1 | | Water tank (RSVT)
(A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level) | 3 | | Irrigation system (SYSI)
(A network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.) | 2 | |
 Parks, area ... (106) |
| Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 81 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 8 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 2 | | Wildlife reserve (RESW)
(A tract of public land reserved for the preservation of wildlife) | 8 | | Reserve (RES)
(A tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use) | 1 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 2 | | Agricultural colony (AGRC)
(A tract of land set aside for agricultural settlement) | 4 | |
 City, village... (7925) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 7870 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 26 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 23 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 2 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 2 | | Seat of a third-order administrative division (PPLA3)
| 1 | |
 Road, railroad (59) |
| Road junction (RDJCT)
(A place where two or more roads join) | 5 | | Street (ST)
(A paved urban thoroughfare) | 16 | | Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 38 | |
 Spot, building, farm (857) |
| Archaeological/prehistoric site (ANS)
(A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located) | 1 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 13 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 170 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 6 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 66 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 12 | | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 316 | | Courthouse (CTHSE)
(A building in which courts of law are held) | 38 | | Rubber plantation (ESTR)
(An estate which specializes in growing and tapping rubber trees) | 1 | | Market (MKT)
(A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals) | 52 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 33 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 7 | | Railroad station (RSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight) | 13 | | Railroad siding (RSD)
(A short track parallel to and joining the main track) | 2 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 21 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 1 | | Storehouse (SHSE)
(A building for storing goods, especially provisions) | 7 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 4 | | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 7 | | Section of estate (ESTX)
| 3 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 9 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 1 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 1 | | Prison (PRN)
(A facility for confining prisoners) | 1 | | Resthouse (RHSE)
(A structure maintained for the rest and shelter of travelers) | 1 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 17 | | Clinic (HSPC)
(A medical facility associated with a hospital for outpatients) | 3 | | Novitiate (NOV)
(A religious house or school where novices are trained) | 1 | | Sawmill (MLSW)
(A mill where logs or lumber are sawn to specified shapes and sizes) | 1 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 12 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 1 | | Factory (MFG)
(One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated) | 3 | | Leprosarium (HSPL)
(An asylum or hospital for lepers) | 1 | | Tea plantation (ESTT)
(An estate which specializes in growing tea bushes) | 2 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 2 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 4 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 7 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 5 | | Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 2 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 1 | | Water pumping station (PMPW)
(A facility for pumping water from a major well or through a pipeline) | 1 | | Sugar plantation (ESTSG)
(An estate that specializes in growing sugar cane) | 2 | | Barracks (BRKS)
(A building for lodging military personnel) | 1 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 3 | | Ranch(es) (RNCH)
(A large farm specializing in extensive grazing of livestock) | 1 | | Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (1570) |
| Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 505 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 836 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 52 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 27 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 6 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 36 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 6 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 36 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 33 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 4 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 5 | | Spit (SPIT)
(A narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody) | 1 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 4 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 2 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 2 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 1 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 3 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 1 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 1 | | Ford (FORD)
(A shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle) | 1 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 2 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 3 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 1 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 1 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (4) |
| Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 4 | |
