Where is Mali?
Mali is a landlocked country in Western Africa, bordered by Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.
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Crazy but True
The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali is the largest mudbrick building in the world, and the entire town replasters it by hand every year. Thousands of people carry mud to the walls in a single day long festival, because without it the rains would slowly dissolve the mosque.
Mali facts
- Capital
- Bamako
- Population
- 25,198,821 (2025)
- Area
- 1,240,192 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Western Africa
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Languages
- French
- Coordinates
- 17°, -4°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- ML · MLI
How Mali compares
- Mali is the 24th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Angola and larger than South Africa.
- It is the 58th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 7 countries.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within Africa, it is the 8th largest of 49 countries by area.