Mali
- Capital
- Bamako
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Language
- French, Bambara
- Population
- 23 million
Best known for Great Mosque of Djenné.
Africa
The Sahel route
5 countries across Africa, home to 97 million people between them. Finishing this route on its own covers 5% of the way to 100 — from a single region.
Countries on this route
Niger
- Capital
- Niamey
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Language
- French
- Population
- 27 million
Best known for Agadez Mosque.
Chad
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Currency
- Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
- Language
- French, Arabic
- Population
- 18 million
Best known for Ennedi Plateau.
Mauritania
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Currency
- Ouguiya (MRU)
- Language
- Arabic
- Population
- 4.9 million
Best known for Chinguetti.
Burkina Faso
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Language
- French
- Population
- 23 million
Best known for Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso.
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