Africa · Western Africa
Capital: Bamako
Mali
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #91
Mali's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
25.2M
#58 of 196
71st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$30.07B
#112 of 196
43rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$929.3M
#88 of 196
55th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$36.5M
#110 of 196
44th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$2.24B
#117 of 196
41st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Bamako
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Country code
- MLI
Three interesting facts
Mali shares land borders with 7 countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.
Mali spans roughly 1,240,192 square kilometers, placing it around 23rd by area in this factbook.
Its 7 land neighbors give Mali one of the most connected positions on its regional map.
Geography
Mali on the map
Mali is located in interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger. Its terrain is mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand, savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast. The climate is subtropical to arid, hot and dry (February to June), rainy, humid, and mild (June to November), cool and dry (November to February). In area, the country is slightly less than twice the size of Texas.
Economy
Economic profile
Mali's economy is characterized by 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. Major industries include food processing, construction, phosphate and gold mining. Important agricultural products include maize, rice, millet, sorghum, onions, okra, sugarcane, cotton, mangoes/guavas, sweet potatoes (2023). Notable exports include gold, cotton, oil seeds, fertilizers, gum resins (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Mali has an estimated population of 22,395,489. Languages spoken include 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.). The population includes Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from members of Economic Community of West Africa 0.4%, other 0.3% (2018 est.). The urban population represents 46.2% of total population (2023).
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