Africa · Landlocked
Mali
Mali is a landlocked country in Africa with 7 land neighbours — joint 3rd-most in Africa. Its capital is Bamako.
Capital
Bamako
Land borders
7joint 3rd-most in Africa
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Landlocked
Mali
Bamako
Capital
25.2 million
Population
1,240,192 km²
Area
7
Land borders
West African CFA franc (XOF)
Currency
Countries that border Mali
7 land neighbours: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
7 neighbours, and 7 pairs of them border each other too.
Its 7 land borders are joint 3rd-most in Africa — level with Algeria, Niger, Sudan and Zambia. Of the 21 possible pairings among them, 7 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Algeria and Niger are joint most connected of them, with 7 land borders each. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Mali, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
7
land borders — joint 3rd-most in Africa
7
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Algeria and Niger — joint most-connected of its neighbours
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Bamako
Capital Rush deals Mali and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Mali is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- ML
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Official language
- French
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Mali, asked and answered
What countries border Mali?
Mali has 7 land neighbours: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal.
What is the capital of Mali?
Bamako. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Mali comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Mali in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Is Mali the same as Malta?
No. Malta is in Europe, and its capital is Valletta — not Bamako. It has no land borders at all, where Mali has 7.
Where can I practise finding Mali on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Mali is in the pool, along with all 7 of its neighbours.
Can you find Mali on a blank map?
Its 7 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.