| Location | Southern Africa, east of Zambia |
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| Geographic coordinates | 13 30 S, 34 00 E |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 118,480 sq km
land: 94,080 sq km
water: 24,400 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 2,881 km
border countries: Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km |
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| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
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| Climate | sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) |
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| Terrain | narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m
highest point: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m |
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| Natural resources | limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite |
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| Irrigated land | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Natural hazards | NA |
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Environment -
current issues | deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
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| Geography - note | landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature |
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