Where is Mali?
Mali is a country in West Africa.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- West Africa
- Land borders
- 7: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
- Coast
- None. Mali is landlocked.
- Area
- About 1.3 million km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Northern; Eastern and Western
- Capital city
- 12.64° N, 8.00° W
About Mali
Mali is a landlocked West African country and the eighth-largest in Africa, with Bamako as its capital and largest city. It was part of the Ghana, Mali and Songhai empires, whose trans-Saharan trade wealth made Timbuktu a famed centre of learning. Gold mining now dominates exports, and Bambara is the mother tongue of nearly half the population.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 3 on 10 October 2026 (#39), hardest clue first:
- Estimates put more than 17,400 tonnes of uranium within this landlocked nation's borders.
- Its National Guard still fields six camel cavalry companies alongside an anti-terrorism unit.
- Algeria, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Senegal all border this state.
- Its capital and largest city Bamako holds over 4 million residents.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Guinea 690 km away
- Burkina Faso 700 km away
- Timbuktu 710 km away
- Côte d’Ivoire 710 km away
- Guinea-Bissau 830 km away
- Gambia 930 km away
- Senegal 1,000 km away
- Mauritania 1,000 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: Mali. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.