Mali

Country in Western Africa

Mali is a country in Western Africa, with its capital in Bamako. About 25.2 million people live there (2025), making it the 58th most populous of the 195 countries. At 1,240,192 km², it is the 23rd largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea, Mauritania and 2 more.

Mali at a glance

Capital: Bamako
Population (2025): 25.2 million
Area: 1,240,192 km²
Density: 20 per km²
Official language: French
Currency: West African CFA franc
People: Malian
Calling code: +223
Internet domain: .ml
Coast: Landlocked

Where is Mali?

How Mali compares

Population rank

58th of 195

19th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

23rd of 195

8th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

20 per km²

More crowded than 15% of countries

Similar in size: Angola (1,246,700 km²).
Similar population: Syria (25.6 million).
The West African CFA franc is also used in 7 other places: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.

The flag of Mali

Flags that look like it

How to tell them apart: Senegal and Mali are both green, yellow and red; Senegal has a green star in the middle. Guinea reverses the order to red, yellow and green, and Cameroon puts a yellow star on a red middle stripe.

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Its outline

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How players do with Mali

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Mali so far, from 75 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

52% right

72nd hardest of 176 · 75 answers

Players find Mali on the map in 52% of tries. The most common wrong answer is DR Congo.

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Countries that border Mali

Mali borders 7 countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal.

Quick quiz: Mali

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Mali?
2. What is the capital of Mali?
3. Which of these borders Mali?

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Questions about Mali

Is Mali a country?

Yes. Mali is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Mali?

The capital of Mali is Bamako.

Which countries border Mali?

Mali borders 7 countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal.

How many countries border Mali?

7. Mali shares a land border with 7 countries.

How big is Mali?

Mali covers 1,240,192 km², about the same size as Angola (1,246,700 km²).

Is Mali hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Mali in 52% of 75 tries, 72nd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is DR Congo.

Which flags look like the flag of Mali?

Senegal, Guinea and Cameroon. Senegal and Mali are both green, yellow and red; Senegal has a green star in the middle. Guinea reverses the order to red, yellow and green, and Cameroon puts a yellow star on a red middle stripe.

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