Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
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Capital city with population
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Bamako - 746,000 |
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Forested Land
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10.8% |
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[144th of 193]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.03 %
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[187th of 241]
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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 |
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Maritime claims
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none (landlocked) |
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Natural hazards
hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding |
Natural resources
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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25°00'N |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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195.74 people/km² of arable lan |
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[38th of 188]
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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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Terrain
mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast |
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