Map of Mali
Mali is a country in Africa with its capital at Bamako, home to about 25.20 million people across 1.24M km². The interactive map below plots 30 cities and towns, 7 rivers, 1 lakes and 2 mountain summits recorded for Mali in YearMaps.
- Population
- 25.20 million
- Area
- 1.24M km²
- Capital
- Bamako
- Continent
- Africa
Interactive Map of Mali
Centred on Bamako at 12.6520° N, 8.0020° W. Use the layer panel to switch on rivers, dams, ports, peaks and historical borders.
Great Monument of Mali
Sankoré Madrasah & Djinguereber is marked on the map above. Click a pin or use "Show on map" to fly to it.
Sankoré Madrasah & Djinguereber
Mali Empire (Mansa Musa) · High Middle Ages
Sankoré Madrasa (also called the Sankoré Mosque, Sankoré Masjid, Sankoré Madrasah or University of Sankoré) is one of three medieval mosques and centres of learning located in Timbuktu, Mali. (The others being Djinguereber and Sidi Yahya) Founded in the 14th or early 15th century, the Sankoré mosque went through multiple periods of patronage and renovation under both the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire until its decline following the Battle of Tondibi in 1591. The mosque developed into an Arabian madrasa.
The term "University of Sankoré" has sometimes been applied to the Sankoré Madrasa, though there is no evidence of a centralized teaching institution such as the term university implies. Instead the mosque served as the focal point for individual scholars with their own private students, and as a location in which some lectures and classes were held.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Sankoré Madrasah (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Built by
- Mali Empire (Mansa Musa)
- Built
- 1327 CE
- Era
- High Middle Ages
- Type
- Sudano-Sahelian Academy
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (Timbuktu)
- Coordinates
- 16.7725° N, 3.0076° W
Architectural Significance
Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick walls bristling with toron palm beams that serve as permanent scaffolding for the yearly replastering.
Photos of Sankoré Madrasah & Djinguereber
Anne and David · Public domain 
Edmond Fortier (1862-1928) · Public domain 
Ousmane Garba Kounta · CC BY-SA 4.0
History & architecture of Sankoré Madrasah & Djinguereber
History
The Sankoré mosque was originally built in the 14th-15th centuries with the financial backing of a Tuareg woman of the Aghlal tribe. Its Sudano-Sahelian architecture differs stylistically from the mosques of North Africa and Andalusia.
The mosque was located in the Sankoré quarter of Timbuktu where most of the town's Berbers and Arabs lived. The name Sankoré means 'white masters' or 'white nobles' in the Songhai language (san-koré, ‘master’-‘white'), the term ‘white’ here referring to the light-skinned Sanhaja Berbers, and corresponding to the Arabic term bidan. According to Octave Houdas and Maurice Delafosse, who translated the Tarikh al-fattash into French, the word Sankoré means "neighborhood of the nobles" or "neighborhood of the lords".
The Sankore Mosque was later restored between 1578 and 1582 AD by Imam Al-Aqib ibn Mahmud ibn Umar, the Chief Qadi (judge) of Timbuktu. Imam al-Aqib demolished the sanctuary and had it rebuilt with the dimensions of the Kaaba in Mecca. The Sankoré Madrasa prospered and became a significant place of learning within the Sudanic Muslim world, especially during the 15th and 16th centuries under Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire (1493–1591). Sankoré was the mosque that was chiefly associated with teaching in Timbuktu in this period.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Sankoré Madrasah (CC BY-SA 4.0).
About 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.
Mali's northern borders reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert. Southern Mali, where the majority of inhabitants live, is in the Sudanian savanna and has the Niger and Senegal rivers running through it. The economy centres on agriculture and mining with its most prominent natural resources including gold (which represents 80% of its exports) and cotton. Mali is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world.
Mali was part of three successive powerful and wealthy West African empires that controlled trans-Saharan trade: the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire, and the Songhai Empire. At its peak in 1300, the Mali Empire was the wealthiest country in Africa with Emperor Mansa Musa believed to be one of the wealthiest individuals in history. Besides being a hub of trade and mining, medieval Mali was a centre of Islam, culture and knowledge, with Timbuktu becoming a renowned place of education. The Songhai Empire absorbed the Mali Empire in 1468, followed by a Saadian army which defeated the Songhai in 1591.
In the late 19th century, during the Scramble for Africa, France seized control of Mali, making it a part of French Sudan; as the Sudanese Republic, a brief federation with Senegal was formed, achieving independence in 1960. After Senegal's withdrawal, the Republic of Mali was established. After a long period of one-party rule, a coup in 1991 led to a new constitution and the establishment of Mali as a democratic, multi-party state. From this, Mali experienced economic growth and increased civil liberties, though this began to reverse after 2012. Since independence, there have been four rebellions involving Tuareg people, which occurred from 1962 to 1964, 1990 to 1995, 2007 to 2009, and since 2012.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Mali (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Geography and Climate of Mali
Present-day Mali is named after the Mali Empire that ruled the region between the 13th and 16th centuries. At its peak in the 14th century, it was the largest and wealthiest empire in West Africa and controlled an area about twice the size of modern-day France. Primarily a trading empire, Mali derived its wealth from gold and maintained several goldfields and trade routes in the Sahel. The empire also influenced West African culture through the spread of its language, laws, and customs, but by the 16th century, it had fragmented into mostly small chiefdoms. The Songhai Empire, previously a Mali dependency centered in Timbuktu, gained prominence in the 15th and 16th centuries. Under Songhai rule, Timbuktu became a large commercial center, well-known for its scholarship and religious teaching. Timbuktu remains a center of culture in West Africa today. In the late 16th century, the Songhai Empire fell to Moroccan invaders and disintegrated into independent sultanates and kingdoms. France, expanding from Senegal, seized control of the area in the 1890s and incorporated it into French West Africa as French Sudan. In 1960, French Sudan gained independence from France and became the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, the remaining area was renamed the Republic of Mali. Mali saw 31 years of dictatorship until 1991, when a military coup led by Amadou Toumani TOURE ousted the government, established a new constitution, and instituted a multi-party democracy. Alpha Oumar KONARE won Mali's first two democratic presidential elections in 1992 and 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, he stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou Toumani TOURE, who won a second term in 2007. In 2012, rising ethnic tensions and an influx of fighters -- some linked to Al-Qa’ida -- from Libya led to a rebellion and military coup. Following the coup, rebels expelled the military from the country’s three northern regions, allowing terrorist organizations to develop strongholds in the area. With a 2013 French-led military intervention, the Malian government managed to retake most of the north. However, the government’s grasp in the region remains weak with local militias, terrorists, and insurgent groups competing for control. In 2015, the Malian Government and northern rebels signed an internationally mediated peace accord. Despite a 2017 target for implementation of the agreement, the signatories have made little progress. Terrorist groups were left out of the peace process, and terrorist attacks remain common. Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA won the Malian presidential elections in 2013 and 2018. Aside from security and logistic shortfalls, international observers deemed these elections credible. Terrorism, banditry, ethnic-based violence, and extra-judicial military killings plagued the country during KEITA’s second term. In 2020, the military arrested KEITA, his prime minister, and other senior members of the government and established a military junta called the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP). The junta then established a transition government and appointed Bah N’DAW, a retired army officer and former defense minister, as interim president and Colonel Assimi GOITA, the coup leader and chairman of the CNSP, as interim vice president. The transition government’s charter allowed it to rule for up to 18 months before calling a general election. In 2021, GOITA led a military takeover, arresting the interim president after a Cabinet shake-up removed GOITA’s key allies. GOITA was sworn in as transition president, and Choguel Kokalla MAIGA was sworn in as prime minister. In 2022, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed sanctions on the transition government, and member states closed their borders with Mali after the transition government presented a five-year extension to the electoral calendar. The transition government and ECOWAS agreed to a new two-year timeline, which would have included presidential elections in February 2024, but the transition government postponed the elections indefinitely in September 2023 and withdrew from ECOWAS in January 2024.
- Location
- Interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger.
- Climate
- Subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)
- Terrain
- Mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast.
- Highest point
- Hombori Tondo 1,155 m.
- Lowest point
- Senegal River 23 m.
- Coastline
- 0 km (landlocked)
- Land borders
- Total: 7,908 km; border countries: Algeria 1,359 km; Burkina Faso 1,325 km; Cote d'Ivoire 599 km; Guinea 1,062 km; Mauritania 2,236 km; Niger 838 km, Senegal 489 km.
- Major rivers
- Niger (shared with Guinea [s], Niger, and Nigeria [m]) - 4,200 km; Senegal (shared with Guinea [s], Senegal, and Mauritania [m]) - 1,641 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth.
- Major lakes
- Fresh water lake(s): Lac Faguibine - 590 sq km note - the Niger River is the only source of water for the lake; in recent years the lake is dry.
- Natural resources
- Gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower.
- Land use
- Agricultural land: 35.5% (2023 est.); arable land: 6.8% (2023 est.); permanent crops: 0.2% (2023 est.); permanent pasture: 28.4% (2023 est.); forest: 8.8% (2023 est.); other: 55.8% (2023 est.)
- Natural hazards
- Hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding.
- Geographic note
- Landlocked; divided into three natural zones: the southern, cultivated Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; and the northern, arid Saharan.
- Languages
- Bambara (official), French 17.2%, Peuhl/Foulfoulbe/Fulani 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.7% (2009 est.)
- Religions
- Muslim 93.9%, Christian 2.8%, animist 0.7%, none 2.5% (2018 est.)
- Ethnic groups
- Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from members of Economic Community of West Africa 0.4%, other 0.3% (2018 est.)
- Economy
- Low-income Saharan economy; recession due to COVID-19 and political instability; extreme poverty; environmentally fragile; high public debt; agricultural and gold exporter; terrorism and warfare are common.
From the CIA World Factbook (public domain), archived edition of 2026-01-22. The Factbook is no longer updated, so figures reflect that edition.
Mali in Numbers
- Population
- 25.20 million
- GDP
- US$30.1 billion
- GDP per person
- US$1,193
- Life expectancy
- 60.7 years
- Population growth
- 2.90% a year
- Population density
- 20 per km²
- Urban population
- 32.2%
- Surface area
- 1,241,238 km²
- Forest cover
- 8.7%
- Arable land
- 5.5%
- Access to electricity
- 49.5%
- Internet users
- 36.8%
Indicators from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The year under each figure is its reference year.
Mali in Depth
History
Rock art in the Sahara suggests that northern Mali has been inhabited since 10,000 BC, when the Sahara was fertile and rich in wildlife. Early ceramics have been discovered at the central Malian site of Ounjougou dating to about 9,400 BC, and are believed to represent an instance of the independent invention of pottery in the region. Farming took place by 5000 BC, and iron was used by around 500 BC.
In the first millennium BC, early cities and towns were created by Mandé peoples related to the Soninke people, along the middle Niger River, including Dia which began from around 900 BC, and reached its peak around 600 BC, and Djenné-Djenno, which lasted from around 300 BC to 900 AD.
Geography
Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa. It lies between latitudes 10° and 25°N and longitudes 13°W and 5°E. Mali borders Algeria to the north-northeast, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso to the southeast, Ivory Coast to the south, Guinea to the south-west, and Senegal to the west and Mauritania to the north-west.
At 1,240,192 square kilometres (478,841 sq mi), Mali is the 24th-largest country in the world and the eighth-largest country in Africa. Most of the country lies in the southern Sahara Desert, which produces an extremely hot, dust-laden Sudanian savanna zone. Mali is mostly flat, rising to rolling northern plains covered by sand. The Adrar des Ifoghas massif lies in the northeast.
Mali lies in the torrid zone and is among the hottest countries in the world.
Economy
As of 2024, the country had a nominal GDP of US$26.78 billion and a PPP-adjusted GDP of $81.45 billion. Mali remains one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world and has a large informal economy. It has heavily relied on assistance from foreign donors, which have reduced their activities during the instability of the 2020s. Since then the transitional government has used regional financial markets to finance its deficit. Most Malians (95%) have informal jobs, with 80% of the population involved in farming, fishing, or raising livestock. The agriculture sector is the largest, accounting for a third of the GDP. Mali's export economy is dominated by gold mining, which represented 80% of the country's exports in 2024.
Demographics
In 2021 the population was an estimated 21.9 million, which grew from 7.7 million in 1982. The population is predominantly rural (69.7% in 2022), and 5%–10% of Malians are nomadic. More than 90% live in southern Mali, especially in Bamako, which has over 4 million residents.
In 2024, about 47% were 14 years old or younger, 50% were 15–64 years old, and 3% were 65 and older. The median age was 16.4 years. The birth rate in 2024 was 40 births per 1,000, and the total fertility rate in 2024 was 5.35 children per woman. The death rate in 2024 was 8.1 deaths per 1,000.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Mali (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Mali: Key Facts
| Currency | West African CFA franc |
|---|---|
| Official languages | Bambara, Bobo, Bozo, Dogon, Fula |
| Head of state | Assimi Goïta |
| Head of government | Abdoulaye Maïga |
| Calling code | +223 |
| Internet domain | .ml |
| Highest point | Mount Hombori |
| Lowest point | Senegal River |
| Established | 22 September 1960 |
Facts from Wikidata Q912 (CC0).
History of Mali: Empires and States
The atlas records 11 polities whose mapped territory included part of Mali, from Ghana Empire in 793 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here | Extent |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana Empire | 793–1201 CE | A small part |
| Sosso Empire | 1202–1235 CE | A small part |
| The Mali Empire | 1236–1611 CE | Most |
| Songhai Empire | 1463–1594 CE | Most |
| Bamana Empire | 1713–1819 CE | A small part |
| Massina Empire | 1820–1861 CE | A small part |
| French Third Republic | 1880–1939 CE | Nearly all |
| French Africa | 1880–1957 CE | Nearly all |
| The French Colonial Empire | 1880–1957 CE | Nearly all |
| French Fourth Republic | 1945–1957 CE | Nearly all |
| Mali Federation | 1960–2024 CE | Nearly all |
Historical Maps of Mali
Mali on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Visiting Mali
A landlocked country in the Sahel, Mali remains one of the poorest countries in the world, but it has wonderful musicians and some incredible sights, including four UNESCO World Heritage sites and the historic city of Timbuktu.
Travel notes adapted from Wikivoyage: Mali (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Largest Cities in Mali
30 cities recorded. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamako | 1.49 million | Bamako | National capital |
| 2 | Sikasso | 225,753 | Sikasso | Admin-1 capital |
| 3 | Ségou | 122,952 | Ségou | Admin-1 capital |
| 4 | Gao | 116,967 | Gao | Admin-1 capital |
| 5 | Mopti | 108,456 | Mopti | Admin-1 capital |
| 6 | Koutiala | 104,927 | Sikasso | Populated place |
| 7 | Kayes | 77,207 | Kayes | Admin-1 capital |
| 8 | Timbuktu | 68,872 | Timbuktu | Populated place |
| 9 | Kati | 66,895 | Bamako | Populated place |
| 10 | Markala | 53,738 | Ségou | Populated place |
| 11 | Kita | 46,435 | Kayes | Populated place |
| 12 | San | 41,386 | Ségou | Admin-1 capital |
| 13 | Bougouni | 35,450 | Sikasso | Populated place |
| 14 | Djenné | 32,944 | Mopti | Populated place |
| 15 | Banamba | 30,591 | Bamako | Populated place |
| 16 | Bourem | 30,000 | Gao | Populated place |
| 17 | Bafoulabé | 26,823 | Kayes | Populated place |
| 18 | Koulikoro | 23,919 | Bamako | Populated place |
| 19 | Nara | 18,459 | Bamako | Populated place |
| 20 | Kangaba | 17,232 | Bamako | Admin-1 capital |
| 21 | Nioro du Sahel | 14,421 | Kayes | Populated place |
| 22 | Ménaka | 9,110 | Gao | Populated place |
| 23 | Aguelhok | 9,000 | Kidal | Populated place |
| 24 | Goundam | 8,456 | Timbuktu | Populated place |
| 25 | Tessalit | 6,000 | Kidal | Populated place |
The other 5 (population, region, role)
- Sokolo · 4,374 · Ségou · Populated place
- Araouane · 4,026 · Timbuktu · Populated place
- Taoudenni · 3,019 · Timbuktu · Populated place
- Yélimané · 988 · Kayes · Populated place
- Satadougou · 706 · Kayes · Populated place
Highest Mountains in Mali
2 mountains recorded. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries.
| # | Name | Elevation | Feet | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hombori Tondo | 1,155 m | 3,789 ft | Africa |
| 2 | Téna Kourou | 747 m | 2,451 ft | Africa |
Hombori Tondo
Mountain · 1,155 m
Hombori Tondo is a mountain rising to 1,155 metres (3,789 ft) in Mali, in the Africa region. From PeakBagger.com, with kind permission..
Mount Hombori (Hombori Tondo) is a mountain in Mali's Mopti Region, near the town of Hombori. At 1,155 meters, it is the highest point in Mali.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Mount Hombori (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Elevation
- 1,155 m (3,789 ft)
- Global rank
- #541 of 641 indexed
- Region
- Africa (#77)
- Country
- Mali
- Coordinates
- 15.2601°, -1.6800°
Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Hombori Tondo ranks #541 by elevation, below Mount Misery (1,156 m) and above Pico Serra Branca (1,154 m).
- Ranges:
- Guinea Highlands (Africa), Loma Mountains (Africa)
- Neighbouring summits:
- Téna Kourou (747 m), Mont Agou (968 m), Mount Richard-Molard (1,752 m)
- Settlements below:
- Djibo (129 km), Ouahigouya (204 km), Gao (207 km)
More about Hombori Tondo
Hombori Tondo: Key Facts
| Mountain range | Bandiagara Escarpment |
|---|
Facts from Wikidata Q1454300 (CC0).
Téna Kourou
Mountain · 747 m
Téna Kourou is a mountain rising to 747 metres (2,451 ft) in Burkina Faso and Mali, in the Africa region. The summit stands on the border between them. From PeakBagger.com, with kind permission..
Mount Tenakourou (also spelled Ténakourou, Tena Kourou or Téna Kourou) is the highest point in Burkina Faso. It is a hill situated on the border of the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso and the Sikasso Region of the country of Mali, not far from the source of the Black Volta. It has an elevation of 747 metres (2,451 ft). The hill is part of Burkina Faso's South-Western Paleozoic sandstone massif and was formed through the incline of the country's Central Plateau. The surrounding terrain is relatively flat and around 400 metres (1,312 ft) high.
The Tenakourou is located 46 kilometres (29 miles) to the North-West of Sindou and can be reached through Kankalaba. Other nearby towns are Orodara in Burkina Faso and Loulouni in Mali. One of the attractions is that the summit offers a view over three countries: Burkina Faso, Mali at a distance of 3 kilometres (2 miles) and Ivory Coast at 13 kilometres (8 miles). In 1974, the French erected a pile of stones on the summit to raise its elevation to 750 metres. Between 2003 and 2005, the National Tourism Office of Burkina Faso organised a series of high-profile climbs of the hill to raise its touristic potential.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Mount Tenakourou (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Elevation
- 747 m (2,451 ft)
- Global rank
- #591 of 641 indexed
- Region
- Africa (#85)
- Countries
- Burkina Faso, Mali
- Coordinates
- 10.7701°, -5.4100°
Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Téna Kourou ranks #591 by elevation, below Mont Singave (762 m) and above Hohe Acht (747 m).
- Ranges:
- Guinea Highlands (Africa), Loma Mountains (Africa)
- Neighbouring summits:
- Hombori Tondo (1,155 m)
Largest Lakes in Mali
1 lake recorded. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake.
| # | Name | Surface Area | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Dbo | 328 km² | Lake |
Rivers in Mali
7 rivers recorded. Listed alphabetically. A river is listed where its mapped reach lies, so long rivers appear under more than one country.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mali
2 World Heritage Sites recorded. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandiagara Escarpment | 1989 | Mixed | (v) (vii) |
| 2 | Tomb of Askia | 2004 | Cultural | (ii) (iii) (iv) |
Mountain Ranges, Deserts and Landforms of Mali
7 mountain ranges, deserts and other landforms recorded. Ranked by mapped area. Covers mountain ranges, deserts, plateaus, named glaciers, plains, basins, peninsulas and capes. One that crosses a border is listed under every country it lies in, with the area of the whole feature.
| # | Name | Area | Type | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa | 29.41M km² | Continent | Africa |
| 2 | Sahara | 4.73M km² | Desert | Africa |
| 3 | Sahel | 1.02M km² | Plain | Africa |
| 4 | El Djouf | 269,752 km² | Desert | Africa |
| 5 | ‘Erg Chech | 111,855 km² | Desert | Africa |
| 6 | Aoukâr | 4,811 km² | Depression | Africa |
| 7 | Niger Delta | 431 km² | Delta | Africa |
States and Provinces of Mali
4 first-level divisions with their own map.
Countries Bordering Mali
Land and maritime neighbours.
More Maps in Africa
Mali: Quick Answers
- What is the capital of Mali?
- The capital of Mali is Bamako.
- What is the population of Mali?
- Mali has a population of about 25.20 million, the #58 largest of 225 countries in YearMaps. Source: World Bank, 2025.
- How big is Mali?
- Mali covers 1.24M km², ranking #25 by area, with about 20 people per square kilometre.
- Which continent is Mali in?
- Mali is in Africa.
- Which countries border Mali?
- Mali shares a land or maritime border with Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal.
- What is the largest city in Mali?
- Bamako is the largest city in Mali, with a metropolitan population of about 1.49 million.
- What is the highest mountain in Mali?
- The highest summit recorded for Mali in YearMaps is Hombori Tondo at 1,155 m (3,789 ft). Summits on a border are counted for both countries.
- What is the largest lake in Mali?
- The largest lake recorded in or bordering Mali is Lake Dbo, at roughly 328 km².
- What are the famous wonders and monuments of Mali?
- Mali's great monuments in YearMaps are Sankoré Madrasah & Djinguereber. Each is written up on this page with photographs and its history.