New website. A refreshed site, new account portal, more games, lessons, and AP guides. See what's new →

Select language

Did You Know

Interesting Facts about Malawi

Trivia, oddities, and curious tidbits about Malawi.

Speed

Did You Know?

5 curious facts about Malawi.

Malawi has the world's fewest doctors with 1 per 49,118 people.
Lake Malawi is the third largest of Africa’s great lakes.
The name Malawi is derived from Marawi, the name of people who migrated to the region hundreds of years ago.
The Nyika National Park is particularly famous for its orchids.

Maize, the staple food in Malawi, is not a native plant but was introduced by the Portuguese at the end of the eighteenth century.