**Mali** is a capitalist state located in West Africa, bordering
[Algeria](Algeria "wikilink"), [Mauritania](Mauritania "wikilink"),
[Senegal](Senegal "wikilink"), [Guinea](Guinea "wikilink"), the [Ivory
Coast](Ivory_Coast "wikilink"), [Burkina Faso](Burkina_Faso "wikilink")
and [Niger](Niger "wikilink").