Mali
Republic of Mali
U.S. sanctions — Mali-related sanctions. Targeted designations of selected officials.
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- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Capital
- Bamako
- Population
- 25,198,821 (2025)
- Government
- semi-presidential republic
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Official languages
- French
- Spoken languages
- Bambara (official), French 17.2%, Peuhl/Foulfoulbe/Fulani 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, other 6.3%
- Written scripts
- Latin
- Area
- 1,240,192 km²
- Coastline
- Landlocked
- UN member
- Yes
- Affiliations
- African Union (suspended), IMF, OIC, WCO, WTO
- Borders
- Algeria , Burkina Faso , Guinea , Ivory Coast , Mauritania , Niger , Senegal
Political stability
23 / 100
Economic stability
44 / 100
Population stability
30 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- gold, cotton, oil seeds, fertilizers, gum resins (2023)
- Key imports
- refined petroleum, broadcasting equipment, cement, cotton fabric, plastic products (2023)
- Natural resources
- gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower
- Primary route
- Gulf of Guinea ports (Lagos, Tema, Abidjan) to Europe
- Secondary route
- South Atlantic services to Asia via the Cape of Good Hope
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Commodity Deep Dive ·
Lithium Is the Battery Metal Mined on Four Continents — and China Holds 70% of the Refining Capacity
Lithium deep dive — 290,000 t of 2025 mine supply after a 31% jump in one year, Australia at 92,000 t, roughly 70% of refining in China, and carbonate at $19,750/t after a 170% rally off the 2025 trough.
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.