Country | Mali |
Continent | Africa |
Location | 17.57070 N, 3.99620 W |
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Area | 1,240,192 km² |
Neighboring Countries | Burkina Faso Mauritania Guinea Ghana Togo Ivory Coast Benin Senegal Western Sahara Niger Gambia Algeria Sierra Leone Guinea-Bissau Liberia Morocco Nigeria Gibraltar Cameroon Cape Verde Sao Tome and Principle Tunisia Chad Portugal Spain |
Time Zone | GMT (UTC +0) |
Population | 18.789 million (2017) |
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Independence Day | June 20th, 1960 |
President of Mali | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta |
Prime Minister of Mali | Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga |
National Anthem | ‘’Le Mali’’ |
Motto | ‘’Un peuple, un but, une foi (One People, One Goal, One Faith)’’ |
National Animal | Leopard |
Traditional Drink | Kinkeliba |
National Mosque | Great Mosque of Djenné |
Cereals Produce Mainly | Irrigated Rice Maize Millet Rainfed Rice Sorghum |
National Poet | Taylor Mali |
National Sport | Soccer |
National Language | French |
Seasons | Rainy Season Hot and Dry Season |
Prestigious Awards of Mali | Literature Award – Burt Award Cinema Award – FESPACO Award, Africa Movie Academy Award |
Traditional Dress | For Men’s Boubou (An ample, Full length Tunic) For Women’s Pagne (Wrapround Skirt) Headdress |
Religion | Islam (94.8%) Christian (2.4%) Animist (2.0%) None (0.5%) Unspecified (0.3%) |
Average Marriage age | 24.1 years for men and 16.7 years for women |
Capital | Bamako (120 39’N 800’W) |
Number of Region | 10 Regions |
Largest Region | Tombouctou Region |
Smallest Region | Ségou Region |
Number of Cities | 24 Cities |
Largest City | Bamako |
Smallest City | Kita |
Literacy rate | 48.2% (males) 29.2% (females) |
Type of Government | Republic Unitary State Semi-Presidential System |
GDP | PPP – $40.974 billion (2017) Nominal – $14.344 billion (2017) |
GDP per capita | $2,360 (2017) |
Total Number of Mali Army | 6,000,000 (Manpower) |
Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
Calling Code | +223 |
Internet TLD | .mi |
ISO 3166 code | MI |
Festivals | Gouin Festival Festival on the Niger Desert Festival Diamwari Festival Daoula-Ba Festival Dogon Mask Festival Plastering the Great Mosque International Rails Festival |
Historic Sites | Bandiagara Cliffs (Dogon Country) Djinguereber Mosque Fort de Medine Tomb of Askia |
Protected Areas in Mali | 4 National Parks 1 Biosphere Reserve |
Longest River | Niger River |
Longest Bridge | China-Mali Friendship Bridge |
Largest Lake | Lake Faguibine |
Largest Desert | Sahara Desert |
Highest Mountain | Mount Hombori |
Biggest Waterfall | Félou Falls |
Biggest Airport | Bamako-Senou International Airport |
Total Number of Airport | 26 Airports |
Total Number of Universities | 6 Universities |
Tallest Building | BCEAO Tower (Bamako) |
Richest person of Mali | Mansa Musa |
Best places to visit in Mali | Timbuktu Gao Bamako Djenné Mopti Ségou Hombori Sikasso Kayes Boucle du Baoulé National Park |
Official Website | http://www.gouv.ml/NWPM/index.do |
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