Mali
Republic of Mali · Western Africa
Mali is a country in Western Africa, with Bamako as its capital, home to about 25,198,821 people. Mali shares land borders with 7 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Bamako |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Africa |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF Fr) |
| Calling code | +223 |
| ISO codes | ML / MLI / 466 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇲🇱 |
| Population | 25,198,821 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 1,240,192 km² |
| Languages | French |
| Internet domain | .ml |
| Demonym | Malian |
Bordering countries
About Mali
Mali, officially Republic of Mali, is a United Nations member state in Western Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Bamako. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the West African CFA franc (Fr), using the code XOF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Mali for Bamako’s own facts and history.
To call Mali from abroad, dial the country code +223. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes ML (alpha-2) and MLI (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 25,198,821.
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How Mali compares
- Area: 1,240,192 km², ranking 23 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 25,198,821, ranking 58 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 20 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 7, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 7 other countries and territories use the West African CFA franc (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Mali
9 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.