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Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the eighth-largest country in Africa and the 23rd largest country in the world, with an area of 1,240,192 square kilometres (478,841 sq mi). It is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east by Niger, to the northwest by Mauritania, to the south by Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, and to the west by Guinea and Senegal. The population is about 25.20 million, 47.19% of which are estimated to be under age 15 in 2024. Its capital and largest city is Bamako. French was the official language until 2022, when it was replaced by 13 African languages, with Bambara being the first language of the majority of the population.
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED
Malian
These are English demonyms for people from Mali. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.
Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS
Civilizations, flags & standards
Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.
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Turning points
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An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.
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BEYOND THE MAP
Mali in the study desk
Places and things the general-knowledge library connects to Mali. Open one to follow its connections, then practise them with typed recall.
Geography 1
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Where it is
Languages
Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.
What it sells, and to whom
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Exports
Trades with
Industries
Farms and fisheries
- maize
- rice
- millet
- sorghum
- onions
- okra
Largest cities
| Bamako capital | 4,227,569 |
| Sikasso | 349,324 |
| Koutiala | 218,031 |
| Ségou | 205,787 |
| Kayes | 194,716 |
Wars and conflicts
Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.
Money, belief and alliances
Money
Belongs to
Climate and geography
subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)
Climate zone
Highest point
Landmarks and landscapes
Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.
Land borders (7)
In charge right now
Figures from its history
Leaders before them
Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: currencies, economy, government type.