Mali

Key facts

How Mali ranks

• One of the shortest country names in the world.
• One of the few countries crossed by more than one famous line: the Tropic of Cancer and the prime meridian.

Every ranking is computed from the facts above — see the full record tables.

Which countries border Mali?7

• Algeria
• Burkina Faso
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Guinea
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Senegal

Mali in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Mali is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 28 clues from the pool that are true of Mali, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• The Niger flows through it1 of 5
• The prime meridian passes through it1 of 8
• Includes part of the Sahara1 of 10
• Its name has exactly 4 letters1 of 10
• The Tropic of Cancer passes through it1 of 16
• Its name begins with “M”1 of 18
• Its currency is called the franc1 of 22
• Its capital city's name begins with “B”1 of 25
• Is larger than Egypt1 of 28
• Has an area larger than 1,000,000 km²1 of 29
• Borders a country whose name begins with the same letter1 of 30
• Borders more than 5 countries1 of 33
• Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
• Is larger than France1 of 41
• Is landlocked1 of 44
• Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
• Stretches more than 10 degrees of latitude1 of 52
• Is in Africa1 of 54
• Shares no official language with any of its neighbours1 of 54
• Is larger than Japan1 of 60
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Borders a landlocked country1 of 88
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Drives on the right1 of 141

Common questions about Mali

Which countries border Mali?

Mali shares a land border with 7 countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal.

What is the capital of Mali?

The capital of Mali is Bamako.

Is Mali landlocked?

Yes. Mali is landlocked, with no coastline on any ocean or sea.

What language is spoken in Mali?

Mali has 2 official languages: Bambara and Fulfulde.