| | Geographic Coordinates: | 17 00 N, 4 00 W | | Location: | Western Africa, southwest of Algeria | | Area: | total: 1.24 million sq km
land: 1.22 million sq km
water: 20,000 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly less than twice the size of Texas | | Land boundaries: | total: 7,243 km
border countries: Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina Faso 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km, Cote d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km, Senegal 419 km | | Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) | | Terrain: | mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Senegal River 23 m
highest point: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m | | Capital: | 8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou |
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