🌍 Geography
Location: interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
1,240,192 km²
Land Area
1,220,190 km²
Water Area
20,002 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
7,908 km
Coastline
N/A km
Bordering Countries
Algeria 1 (N/A km)
359 km; Burkina Faso 1 (N/A km)
325 km; Cote d'Ivoire (599 km)
062 km; Mauritania 2 (N/A km)
236 km; Niger (838 km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast
Climate: subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
343m
Natural Resources
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
21,990,607
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
2.9%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
16.4 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
40 per 1,000
Death Rate
8.1 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
Languages
- Bambara (official) (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%
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 46.2%, Female: 25.7%)
💼 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
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$71.25 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$26.59 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$2,900
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
5%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
3.2%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
33.4%
Industry
22.7%
Services
36.7%
Major Industries
food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
semi-presidential republic
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 22 September (1960)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
0.19 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
0.2 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
4.5% of GDP
Education Expenditure
4.2% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
4
Notable Sites
- Old Towns of Djenné
- Timbuktu
- Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
- Tomb of Askia