Malawi
Malawi uses the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code MW and alpha-3 code MWI for international standards, while its country calling code +265 connects callers via the global telephone network. The country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) .mw is used for Malawi-based websites, essential for local domain registration. In financial and business contexts, the Malawian kwacha (currency code MWK) is the official legal tender, quoted as MWK in exchanges and contracts. Together, these identifiers—MW, MWI, +265, .mw, and MWK—are vital for telecommunications, digital presence, and trade, ensuring accurate routing, addressing, and financial transactions involving Malawi.
- Calling code
- +265
- ISO alpha-2
- MW
- ISO alpha-3
- MWI
- ISO numeric
- 454
- ccTLD
- .mw
- Currency
- MWKMalawian kwacha (MWK)
- Region
- Africa
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Time zones
- Africa/Blantyre
How to call Malawi
From outside Malawi, dial your international access prefix, then +265, then the national number. Drop the leading trunk zero when the destination numbering plan requires it.
+265 [area or mobile code] [local number]