Malawi 🇲🇼
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Malawi is part of Africa with main city at
Lilongwe. It's usually 🌤️ 22.05 °C in Malawi with a rainfall of 🌧 93.88 mm. Internet speed in Malawi is on average 1.7 Mbps. In Malawi you drive on the left side. Its Least Developed country with a
population of 17M people. The main currency is Malawi Kwacha. The languages
spoken are English and Chichewa. Automatic teller machines are rare in Malawi. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Least Developed 🌤️ ~22.05 °C 🌧 ~93.88 mm 👨👩👦👦 17M people
Malawi Travel Advice
🛡️ Travel safety
Exercise a high degree of caution
Malawi is currently experiencing a widespread cholera outbreak (see ‘Health‘).
We advise:
Exercise a high degree of caution in Malawi due to the high crime rate.
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Malawi Essential travel details
🔌 Plugs
Malawi uses 230V, 50Hz with socket and plug Type G.
🌐 Languages
The languages that are typically spoken are
English and Chichewa
Money in Malawi
💱 Currencies Used
Malawi uses the Malawian kwacha (symbol: MK), code MWK.Banknotes come in denominations of 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 20 kwachas. Kwacha is subdivided into 100 tambalas. Coins come in denominations of 10, 5 and 1 kwachas and 50, 20, 10, 2 and 1 tambalas.
🏧 ATMs
Automatic teller machines are rare in Malawi. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.
Calling in Malawi
📡 Internet
Internet speed in Malawi is on average 1.7 Mbps.
WiFi coverage in Malawi is very low. It's quite hard to find one.
📱 Phones
You can buy a SIM card for about 6,834.62 MWK, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 2 telecoms: Airtel or TNM.
Malawi uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800.
If you don't want to buy SIM card in Malawi upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.
📞 Calling
To call Malawi, dial +, then 265 (the country code for Malawi), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number.
For local calls within Malawi, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 1 .
Driving in Malawi
🛣️ Road rules
In Malawi you drive on the left side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick).
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 100 km/h (62 mph) on motorways, 100 km/h (62 mph) on expressways, 50-60 km/h (31-37 mph) in all built-up areas and 80-100 km/h (49-62 mph) on undivided highways.
🆘 Emergency
Universal
112
Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire department
112
Malawi country map
Malawi travel details
It's important to consider getting travel medical insurance to ensure you're covered in case of unexpected medical emergencies.
For just $42, you can get coverage for 4 weeks, providing peace of mind and financial protection while you're away from home.
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