Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Bamako
|
1,297,281
|
2020
|
Mopti
|
108,456
|
2020
|
Sikasso
|
144,786
|
2020
|
Region: |
Africa |
Population: |
17,889,678 |
Area Total: |
1,240,000km2 |
Area Land: |
1,220,000km2 |
Coast Line: |
0km |
Capital: |
Bamako |
Climate: |
Subtropical to arid; hot and dry February |
Languages: |
French (official) Bambara Numerous African languages |
Currency: |
1 CFAF=100 centimes |
Holiday: |
Proclamation of the Republic is 22 September (1960), Liberation Day is 19 November (1968) |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 74.50°F |
July: |
°C / 84.10°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 25.8" |
Boundaries
|
Mauritania
|
2,237 km
|
Algeria
|
1,376 km
|
Burkina Faso
|
1,000 km
|
Guinea
|
858 km
|
Niger
|
821 km
|
Cote d `Ivoire
|
532 km
|
Senegal
|
419 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Mande
|
50.00%
|
Peul
|
17.00%
|
Voltaic
|
12.00%
|
Tuareg and Moor
|
10.00%
|
Songhai
|
6.00%
|
Other
|
5.00%
|
Religions
|
Muslim
|
90.00%
|
Indigenous beliefs
|
9.00%
|
Christian
|
1.00%
|
CountryWire
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