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Malawi Geography 1996

Location:

Southern Africa, east of Zambia

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

118,480 sq km

land area:

94,080 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than Pennsylvania

Land boundaries:

total 2,881 km, Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none; landlocked

International disputes:

dispute with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi)

Climate:

tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)

Terrain:

narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains

Natural resources:

limestone, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite

Land use:

arable land:

25%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

20%

forest and woodland:

50%

other:

Irrigated land:

200 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish population

natural hazards:

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea

Note:

landlocked

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