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A map of Mali Location of Mali. Mali is a landlocked nation in West Africa, located southwest of Algeria, extending south-west from the southern Sahara Desert through the Sahel to the Sudanian savanna zone. Mali's size is 1,240,192 square kilometers. Desert or semi-desert covers about 65 percent of Mali's total area (1,240,192 square kilometers).
Mali, [c] officially the Republic of Mali, [d] is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the eighth-largest country in Africa , with an area of over 1,240,192 square kilometres (478,841 sq mi). [ 9 ]
Mali – landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa. [1] It is the seventh most extensive country in Africa , bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west.
One common approach categorizes Africa directionally, e.g., by cardinal direction (compass direction): North Africa lies north of the Sahara and runs along the Mediterranean coast. West Africa is the portion roughly west of 10° east longitude, excluding Northern Africa and the Maghreb. West Africa contains large portions of the Sahara Desert ...
A map of Mali Bamako, the capital and Mali's largest city, 2008 Sikasso, Mali's second largest city, 2008 Ségou, Mali's fifth largest city, 2008. This list of cities in Mali tabulates all the largest communes in the country of Mali (including those in the north-eastern portion where the Mali Government no longer exercises de facto control).
Bamako [a] is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569.It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country.
Since 2016, Mali has been divided into ten regions and one capital district.A reorganization of the country from eight to nineteen regions was passed into law in 2012, [1] but of the new regions, only Taoudénit (partitioned from Tombouctou Region) and Ménaka (formerly Ménaka Cercle in Gao Region) have begun to be implemented.
The Sahel region of Africa, which Mali composes with neighboring countries, is an important region for both industrial and artisanal gold mining. Southern regions of Mali–Sikasso, Koulikoro, and Kayes– are located in the heart of the Sahel and produce most of Mali’s gold. [13]