Overview

Mali covers 1,240,000 km² of desert, steppe, savanna, and forest, with 1.68% water coverage. Its 25 million people belong to 14 ethnic groups practicing Islam, Christianity, and traditional religions, with 2 major rivers, 4 international airports, no port, a railway, a good road network, 5 hydroelectric plants, 8 cities above 100,000 inhabitants, and one city of 3,000,000.