Mali
Mali is a country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of approximately ~23.8 million. Its capital is Bamako. This is the complete reference for identifying Mali in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Capital | Bamako |
| Population | ~23.8 million |
| ISO codes | ML / MLI |
| Coordinates | 13.57°, -7.50° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Mali appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Mali is identified through the clue sequence: sub-saharan africa first, then population range (~23.8 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Bamako), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Mali is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Sub-Saharan Africa.
More Sub-Saharan Africa country guides
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Capital Lilongwe · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~21.1 million
Capital Lusaka · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~20.7 million
Capital N'Djamena · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~19.3 million
Capital Yaounde · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~28.4 million
Reading Mali in MapDash context
The Mali record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Mali sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Mali is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Mali?
The capital of Mali is Bamako.
What continent is Mali in?
Mali is in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the population of Mali?
Mali has a population of approximately ~23.8 million.
What countries border Mali?
Mali has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.