| Climate Mali :
| subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy, humid, and mild June to November; cool and dry November to February
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| Terrain Mali :
| mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast
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| Elevation extremes lowest Mali :
| Senegal River 23 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Mali :
| Hombori Tondo 1,155 m
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| Natural resources Mali :
| gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower
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| Land use arableland Mali :
| 3,82%
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| Irrigated land Mali :
| 1,380 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Mali :
| hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding
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| Environment current issues Mali :
| deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching
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| Geography note Mali :
| landlocked; divided into three natural zones: the southern, cultivated Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; and the northern, arid Saharan
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