Part of Africa 's Great Rift Valley , Malawi is landlocked between Tanzania (to the north and east), Zambia (to the west) and Mozambique (to the south), covering nearly 118,500 square km (roughly the size of Pennsylvania ). The country is dominated by Lake Malawi , the third largest lake in Africa , which runs nearly the entire length of Malawi from North to South. In fact, nearly 20% of Malawi is its great lake. The Shire River flows out of Lake Malawi at the southern end, running in to Lakes Malombe and Chirwa and finally emptying in to the great Zambezi River in Mozambique .
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Still looking for more information? See the French Embassy's website for maps of roads, regions, districts, rivers, ethnic groups, rainfall, temperatures and more: http://www.ambafrance-zm.org/4malawi/gb470.htm . Also, The May 1990 issue of the National Geographic Magazine has two excellent articles related to Malawi: "Africa's Great Rift Valley" (all about the East African Rift System) and "The Living Jewels of Lake Malawi" (explores marine life in the lake). They can be found in Volume 177, Number 5. For quick information about Malawi check out: http://iexplore.nationalgeographic.com/dmap/Malawi/Travel+and+Trips
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