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Mali Geography 1996
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
slightly less than twice the size of Texas
total 7,243 km, Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km, Cote
d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km, Senegal 419 km
the disputed international boundary between Burkina and Mali was submitted
to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in October 1983 and the ICJ
issued its final ruling in December 1986, which both sides agreed to accept;
Burkina and Mali are proceeding with boundary demarcation, including the
tripoint with Niger
subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy, humid, and mild
June to November; cool and dry November to February
mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south,
rugged hills in northeast
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, bauxite, iron ore,
manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited
deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; inadequate supplies of potable
water; poaching
hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts
international agreements:
party to - Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the
Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified -
Biodiversity, Nuclear Test Ban
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