Mali: Geography
Total Area: 1,240,192 sq km
Land Area: 1,220,190 sq km Water Area: 20,002 sq km Size compared to the U.S.: slightly less than twice the size of Texas Bordering countries/bodies of water: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal. Total distance of all land boundaries: 7,243 km Total distance of coastline: 0 km Climate: subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February). Terrain: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast Lowest point of elevation: Senegal River 23 m Highest point of elevation: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m |
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