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Mali

Oct. 10, 2026

Recently, the Permanent Missions of India and Mali commemorated World Cotton Day at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

About Mali:    

  • Location: It is a landlocked country in West Africa.
  • Bordering Countries: It shares its border with Algeria (north), Niger and Burkina Faso (east), Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea (south), and Senegal and Mauritania (west).
  • Capital City: Bamako
  • Geographical Features of Mali:
    • Climate: It experiences a tropical savanna climate in the south becoming a desert climate in the north. 
    • Topography: Approximately 65% of the country is covered by desert or semi-desert.
    • The Sahara Desert makes up a large portion of Mali’s total land area. 
    • The landscape transitions from the Sahara Desert in the north through the Sahel to the zone of Sudanian savanna in the south.
    • River: The Niger River flows through its interior, serving as its main source of water. 
    • Highest point: Hombori Tondo  
    • Natural Resources: It includes gold, uranium, diamonds, copper, iron ore, precious stones, zinc, manganese, bauxite etc.

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