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Region: Africa

Capital: Bamako

Population: 17,889,678

Area Total: 1,240,000

Area Land: 1,220,000

Climate: Subtropical to arid; hot and dry February



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Bamako 1,297,281 2020
Mopti 108,456 2020
Sikasso 144,786 2020

Other Key Data
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%

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