It today falls in eastern Burkina Faso, southwestern Niger and a small portion of southeast central Mali.
Modern Liptako, most of which falls in 10 to 19 provinces of Burkina Faso, along with Niger's Tera Department and Say Department, and small parts of Mali, is a hilly and in parts sparsely populated area.
In the late 20th century, gold and other minerals were discovered here,[5] leading to the 1970 creation of the Liptako–Gourma Authority: a regional zone focused on the promotion of the area's mineral, energy, hydraulic, and agricultural resources.
The zone covered by the authority covers an area of 370,000 km2, broader than the historic Liptako, including 19 provinces of Burkina Faso, 4 administrative regions of Mali, and two Regions and an urban community of Niger.
Major towns in Liptako include Diagourou, Téra in Niger, and Dori, Koala and Aribinda in Burkina Faso.