Republic of Mali | |
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Capital and largest city | Bamako 12°39′N 8°0′W / 12.650°N 8.000°W |
Official languages | French |
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Demonym(s) | Malian |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic under a provisional government |
Assimi Goïta | |
Vacant | |
Choguel Kokalla Maïga | |
Lassana N’Diaye | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Independence | |
• Sudanese Republic established | 24 November 1958 |
• from Francea | 20 June 1960 |
• as Mali | 22 September 1960 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (23rd) |
• Water (%) | 1.6 |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 20,250,833 (59th) |
• November 2018 census | 19,329,841 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (215th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $44.329 billion |
• Per capita | $2,271 |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $17.407 billion |
• Per capita | $891 |
Gini (2010) | 33.0 medium |
HDI (2019) | 0.434 low · 184th |
Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +223 |
ISO 3166 code | ML |
Internet TLD | .ml |
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Mali (Bambara: ߡߊߟߌ, Fula: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Arabic: مالي), officially the Republic of Mali (French: République du Mali; Bambara: ߡߊߟߌ ߞߊ ߝߊߛߏߖߊߡߊߣߊ); Fula: 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Arabic: جمهورية مالي) is a landlocked country (a country entirely surrounded by land) in West Africa. Mali is bordered by 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. Physical features of Mali include the Sahara desert in the north, with the Niger River and Sénégal River in the southern part of the country. As of a July 2021 estimate, Mali has a population of approximately 18 million people. Mali has a total area of 1,220,190 square kilometres (471,120 sq mi). Most of the people live in the southern part of the country. Mali's capital and most populated city is Bamako.
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