Mali

country in West Africa
Country sovereign_state Q912
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
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
Natural resources
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower
People & Society
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.)
Government
Government type
semi-presidential republic
Independence
22 September 1960 (from France)
National holiday
Independence Day, 22 September (1960)
Legal system
civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$71.253 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$2,900 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
5% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.2% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
3.1% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
UAE 73%, Switzerland 15%, Australia 5%, China 1%, Uganda 1% (2023)
Imports - partners
Cote d'Ivoire 25%, Senegal 19%, China 12%, France 5%, Burkina Faso 4% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Summary

Mali is a sovereign state[1]. Mali draws 40,571 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign state category, ranking #23 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: United Nations[3], African Union[4], World Trade Organization[5], Organisation of Islamic Cooperation[6], International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[7], International Development Association[8], International Finance Corporation[9], Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency[10], International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes[11]
  • Country: Mali[12]
  • Head of government: Abdoulaye Maïga[13]
  • Continent: Africa[14]
  • Instance of: landlocked country[15], country[16]
  • Head of state: Assimi Goïta[17]
  • Capital: Bamako[18]
  • Official language: Bambara[19], Bobo[20], Bozo[21], Dogon[22], Fula[23], Hassaniya Arabic[24], Kassonke[25], Maninka[26], Minyanka[27], Senufo[28], Songhay[29], Soninke[30], Tamasheq[31]
  • Currency: West African CFA franc[32]
  • Shares border with: Algeria[33], Niger[34], Burkina Faso[35], Ivory Coast[36], Guinea[37], Senegal[38], Mauritania[39]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .ml[40]
  • Anthem: Pour l'Afrique et pour toi[41]
  • Named after: Mali Empire[42]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kayes Region[43], Koulikoro Region[44], Bamako[45], Sikasso[46], Ségou Region[47], Mopti Region[48], Timbuktu Region[49], Gao Region[50], Kidal Region[51]
  • Flag: flag of Mali[52]
  • Legislative body: National Assembly[53]
  • Coat of arms: Coat of Arms of Mali[54]
  • Commons category: Mali[55]
  • Licence plate code: RMM[56]
  • Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[57], Africa/Bamako[58]

Why It Matters

Mali has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Mali is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  47. [58] ↑ . data.iana.org. data.iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  51. [6] ↑ . oic-oci.org. Retrieved . oic-oci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of modern ukraine id → 65843
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  2. 10w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → 17.5707,-3.9962
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  3. 11w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q150 (fra)-LurKin-Mali.wav, Lb-Mali.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Mali.wav +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Mali.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  4. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q26880
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  5. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3yO8cz
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  6. 14w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 02723844X
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 40356, Add qualifier to ICANNWiki page ID `Mali`"
  7. 15w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → Mali
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Icannwiki page id: Mali, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294325892|Mali (#294325892)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'match"
  8. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → mali
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: mali, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289944591|mali (#289944591)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  9. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0212426-Mali
    Unemployment rate → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+8'}
    Human development index → {'amount': '+0.237'}, {'amount': '+0.245'}, {'amount': '+0.249'} +29
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0212426-Mali, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  10. 20w ago · Fratzs · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+5098942'}, {'amount': '+5151827'}, {'amount': '+5205248'} +54
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Population: 22,395,489"
  11. 21w ago · Fratzs · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Kayes Region, Koulikoro Region, Bamako +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Contains the administrative territorial entity: Nioro"
  12. 21w ago · Fratzs · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → mali_01
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Kayes Region, Koulikoro Region, Bamako +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bandiagara"
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