Trivia in Malawi

National symbols

Flag: Horizontal tricolor of black, red, and green with a rising red sun with 31 rays in the upper center

Emblem: Coat of arms supported by male lion and leopard holding shield, topped with eagle and flame, inscribed with national motto "Unity and Freedom"

Trivia & facts

• About 85% of population engaged in agriculture with maize flour nsima as staple
• Lake Malawi inhabited by colorful cichlids popular in aquariums
• British climatologist-named nickname "Warm Heart of Africa" became official catchphrase
• World''s first large-scale free HIV-positive treatment policy introduced 2004
• Macadamia nut production ranks world''s seventh
• Banknotes feature anti-colonial activist John Chilembwe
• William Kamkwamba''s windmill story became Hollywood film gaining attention
• Zomba Plateau developed as British colonial official summer resort
• Reaching Likoma Island in north requires scheduled boat crossing Mozambican territorial waters
• Married couples retaining surnames common with husband-wife separate surnames typical