| Official name: |
Republic of Mali
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| Capital: |
Bamako
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| Area: |
total: 1.24 million sq km
water: 20,000 sq km
land: 1.22 million sq km
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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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| Location: |
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
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| Geographic coordinates: |
17 00 N, 4 00 W
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 7,243 km
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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| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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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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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Senegal River 23 m
highest point: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m
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