Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Mauritania to the northwest, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast to the south, and Guinea and Senegal to the west. Its capital city is Bamako, and the country spans roughly 1.24 million square kilometers, making it the eighth-largest country in Africa by area. The Niger River, which rises in the Guinea Highlands, runs through Mali and is a key source of water, transportation, and agriculture for the southern and central parts of the country. Official languages include Bamana (Bambara) and French, with multiple other local languages widely spoken. If you need more precise coordinates, border details, or demographic and economic highlights, let me know which aspects you’d like expanded.
