 Mali
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
17 00 N, 4 00 W |
| Area |
total: 1.24 million sq km land: 1.22 million sq km water: 20,000 sq km |
| Climate |
subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February) |
| Terrain |
mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast |
| Population |
11,995,402 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages |
| Imports |
petroleum, machinery and equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs, textiles |
| Exports |
cotton, gold, livestock |
| Hazards |
hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding |
| Resources |
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited |
| Geography |
landlocked; divided into three natural zones: the southern, cultivated Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; and the northern, arid Saharan |
| Nationality |
noun: Malian(s) adjective: Malian |
| Capital |
name: Bamako geographic coordinates: 12 39 N, 8 00 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.ml |
| Internet Users |
60,000 (2005) |
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