位於東非的內陸國家，國土面積大約是三個台灣。被聯合國認定為世界最低度開發國家，和鄰居莫三比克同時被列為全球最貧困國家之一，人均GDP僅407美元（全球倒數第四）。曾和台灣有長達41年的邦交關係。台灣提供龐大醫療資源幫助馬拉威對抗愛滋病，但仍不敵中國大筆金援，馬拉威於2007年宣布與台灣斷交。中國援建的議會大廈和科技大學甚至出現在馬拉威200/2,000元紙鈔上。

Year Founded: 1964

Malawi is a landlocked country in East Africa and its land area is about three times the size of Taiwan. Classified by the UN as one of the least developed countries in the world, with a mere GDP per capita of USD407, Malawi and its neighbor Mozambique both fall among the ranks of the poorest countries in the world. The state had diplomatic ties with Taiwan for 41 years. Taiwan supported Malawi in its fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic by providing massive medical resources, but this effort to maintain diplomacy was thwarted by enormous financial aid poured in by China. As a result, Malawi cut its diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The Chinese-funded Parliament Building and Malawi University of Science and Technology are even printed on Malawi’s 200 and 2,000 currency bank notes.