Mali June 2, 2021 Africa , African Union , Bamako , CEDEAO , CEN-SAD , colony , Community of Sahel-Saharan States , desert , Dogons , Economic Community of West African States , excision , French colony , Gao , Kayes , Kidal , landlocked country , Mali , Mopti , Niger , Niger River , Republic of Mali , République du Mali , Sahara , Sahel , Ségou , Sikasso , Tombouctou , UEMOA , West Africa Official name Republic of Mali Name in local language République du Mali (fr) Continent Africa Subcontinent Sub-Saharan Africa Population (ranking: 62e ) 20,933,072 inhabitants (2020) Population growth 3.36 % / year Area 1,246,814 km² Density 16.79 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 125e )17.280 billions $USD (2019) GDP/capita (ranking ) 879 $USD (2019) GDP growth 4.80 % / year (2019) Life expectancy (ranking ) 58.90 years (2018) Birth rate 38.70 ‰ (2013) Fertility rate 6.10 children / woman (2013) Death rate (ranking ) 13.80 ‰ (2012) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 74.50 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 31.00 % (2016) Official languages French Currency West African CFA franc (XOF) HDI (ranking: 222e )0.434 / 1 (2019) EPI (ranking )43.71 (2018) Government Unitary semi-presidential republic currently under a military junta Head of State Interim president Assimi Goïta National Day 22 September (independence of 1960) ISO Codes ML, MLI Demonym Malian Tourists (ranking ) 203,000 people (2018)
Poverty hampers development Mali is a West African country without access to the sea , sharing borders with Mauritania and Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast to the south, Guinea to the southwest and Senegal to the west.
Village on the side of the River Niger, region of Mopti, Mali. Photo: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Region of Gao, Mali Dogon Country, near Mopti, Mali Bamako, capital of Mali. Photo: Arensond, Wikipedia Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Bamako 4,347,997 inhabitants Sikasso 345,578 inhabitants Koutiala 217,072 inhabitants Mopti 206,098 inhabitants Kayes 184,973 inhabitants Ségou 156,418 inhabitants Niono 148,699 inhabitants Gao 124,695 inhabitants San 94,464 inhabitants Tombouctou 85,118 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Bamako (District) 2,285,408 inhabitants 252 km² Gao 684,605 inhabitants 170,572 km² Kayes 2,516,742 inhabitants 120,760 km² Kidal 85,514 inhabitants 151,430 km² Koulikoro 3,057,672 inhabitants 90,120 km² Mopti 2,570,513 inhabitants 79,017 km² Ségou 2,951,935 inhabitants 64,947 km² Sikasso 3,336,752 inhabitants 71,790 km² Tombouctou 851,859 inhabitants 497,926 km²
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