Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
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Area > Land
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1,220,000 sq km |
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[24th of 238]
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Area > Total
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1,240,000 sq km |
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[30th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Bamako - 746,000 |
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Climate
subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February) |
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Forested Land
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10.8% |
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[144th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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17 00 N, 4 00 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina Faso 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km, Cote d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km, Senegal 419 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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3.76% |
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[160th of 258]
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Largest city
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Bamako |
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Largest city population
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919,000 |
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[94th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Bamako - 746,000 |
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Location
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria |
Map references
Africa |
Natural resources
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower; note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited |
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Population density
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8.55 people per sqkm |
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[208th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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11.08 people/m²
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[184th of 204]
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Precipitation
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878 mm |
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[40th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,240,190 km²
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[23rd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Hombori Tondo |
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