Official Name: République du Mali (Republic of Mali)
Form of Government: transitional government with one legislative body (transitional council [121])1
President: Bah Ndaw
Prime Minister: octar Ouane (interim)
GDP: 17.28 billion USD (2019)
Capital: Bamako
Population: 19.66 million (2019)
Official Languages: French
Currency: West African CFA franc
Timezone: GMT
Area: 1.24 million km²
Dialing Code: +223
Major Mountain Ranges: Bambouk Mountains
Major Rivers: Bagoe,Karakoro
Continent: Africa
Border Countries: Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Cote d’Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west.