Mali holds Timbuktu, a desert city whose libraries held hundreds of thousands of manuscripts. The Great Mosque of Djenné is the largest mud-brick building in the world.
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Easy learning about Mali
The capital city of Mali is Bamako, capital city of Mali.
Word: Timbuktu
Meaning: desert city
Administrative Divisions
8 regions and 1 district.
Regions:
- Gao
- Kayes
- Kidal
- Koulikoro
- Mopti
- Ségou
- Sikasso
- Timbuktu
District:
- Bamako
Regions and district of Mali map
Mali is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa.
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Capital City: Bamako, capital city of Mali
Population: 25,198,821 (UN)
Area: 1,240,000 km² / 770,499 sq mi
People from Mali are called: Malians
Geography
Latitude: 18.693° N
Longitude: 2.038° W
Geographical Subregion: Western Africa
Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Continental Region: Africa
Borders
- Senegal — Land border
- Niger — Land border
- Algeria — Land border
- Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) — Land border
- Guinea — Land border
- Mauritania — Land border
- Burkina Faso — Land border
Climate
subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 188 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.419
Mean Years of Schooling: 1.6
Expected Years of Schooling: 7.0
Life Expectancy at Birth: 60.4 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim
Second Most Predominant: Christian
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: Yes
Maximum Prison Sentence: 7 Years
Maximum Fine: Yes
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .ml
Calling Code: +223
MapGeo Name: Mali
MapGeo Code: ML