Background:

• Official name: Republic of Mali¹
• Location: West Africa, landlocked country bordered by Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal, and Mauritania²
• Population: 23.3 million (2025 projection)³
• Capital: Bamako⁴
• Official language: French⁵
• GDP: $20.90 billion (2023)⁶
• GNI per capita, PPP: $1,078 (2024 estimated)⁷

Membership of Regional Economic Communities (RECs):

• African Union (AU)
• Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
• West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
• African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Additional Resources:

• Ministry of National Education
• Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
• National Directorate of Functional Literacy and Applied Linguistics (DNAFLA)

Sources:

1. Government of Mali Official Portal
2. National Institute of Statistics Mali
3. National Directorate of Planning and Statistics
4. Ministry of Territorial Administration
5. Constitution of Mali, Article 25
6. Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
7. National Institute of Statistics Mali