Mali

Bamako · Western Africa · French, Bambara

Key Statistics

Population

22.6M

#60 / 197

Area

1,240,192 km²

#23 / 197

GDP (Nominal)

$21.31B

2024 estimate

#121 / 197

GDP per Capita

$943

2024 estimate

#176 / 197

Population Density

18/km²

#171 / 197

Low

Human Development Index

0.410

#189 / 194

Life Expectancy

60.5 years

#181 / 196

CO₂ Emissions

0.27 t/capita

Restricted

Press Freedom

#113

RSF Index 2024

Internet Users

34%

#167 / 197

Calling Code

+223

Timezone

UTC+0

Driving Side

Right

Location

Continent	Africa
Subregion	Western Africa
Coordinates	17.0°N, 4.0°W
Coastline	Landlocked

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General Information

Official Name	Mali
Capital	Bamako
Government	Unitary provisional republic under military rule
Independence	1960
Languages	French, Bambara
Currency	XOF
Population Density	18/km²
Calling Code	+223
Timezone	UTC+0
Top-Level Domain	.ml
Driving Side	Right-hand traffic
ISO Code	ML · MLI
Memberships	African UnionLa Francophonie

Bordering Countries

Mali shares land borders with 7 countries.

Algeria

Algiers

45.6M

$5,265

AfricaHDI 0.745

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou

23.3M

$870

AfricaHDI 0.438

Guinea

Conakry

14.2M

$1,643

AfricaHDI 0.471

Cote d'Ivoire

Yamoussoukro

31.2M

$2,790

AfricaHDI 0.534

Mauritania

Nouakchott

4.9M

$2,130

AfricaHDI 0.540

Niger

Niamey

26.2M

$640

AfricaHDI 0.394

Senegal

Dakar

17.8M

$1,750

AfricaHDI 0.517

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Nigeria

Abuja

223.8M

$1,621

AfricaHDI 0.548

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

126.5M

$1,234

AfricaHDI 0.498

Egypt

Cairo

112.7M

$3,636

AfricaHDI 0.731

DR Congo

Kinshasa

102.3M

$710

AfricaHDI 0.481

Tanzania

Dodoma

67.4M

$1,192

AfricaHDI 0.532

South Africa

Pretoria

60.4M

$6,190

AfricaHDI 0.717