Mali

Guide to MALI

MALI which official name is Republic of Mali or Mali, is a country from Africa located at the Western Africa, southwest of Algeria. MALI with 7,243 km sq km, limits with: Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina Faso 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km, Cote d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km, Senegal 419 km; and is divided in 8 regions . MALI's capital is Bamako which is the most populated city with about 1,297,390 inhabitants.

History of MALI

MALI's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Amadou Toumani Touré as head of state and Prime Minister Modibo Sidibé as head of government.

Other symbols of MALI are Malian motto " Un peuple, un but, une foi (French, One people, one goal, one faith) Malian anthem "Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali (For Africa and for You, Mali) Malian flag.Malian flag is composed by three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia .

MALI's history is quite long: The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a coup that ushered in democratic government. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's first democratic presidential election in 1992 and was reelected in 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, KONARE stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou TOURE.

MALIs geography

Guide to travel to MALI

If you are thinking on traveling to MALI, you will have to take in consideration some points like MALI's currency, MALI's weather, MALI's national holiday and MALI's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. MALI`s currency is called franc ( CFAF), which is divided in 100 centimes. For your consideration, franc's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.416.3810798366.

MALI's weather is characterized to be subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February). So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to MALI.

You can also consider to visit MALI on it's national holiday to get in MALI's culture. If you do so, MALI's national holiday is called Independence Day, 22 September.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of MALI: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m. And try also to get to MALI's lowest point: Senegal River 23 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit MALI's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to MALI, with more than 29 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to MALI without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. MALI has about729 of railways, and also1,800 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Malian Culture

MALI is known by Malians as Republique de Mali or Mali in the shortened way. Malian, about 11,995,402 people, are composed by different ethnics: Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%. And they also have different languages: French.

Another relevant point nowadays it's MALI's religion. Malians are divided in Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%.

But if want to know more about MALI's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Malian novelists' books like Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Doumbi Fakoly (1944– ) or Moussa Konaté.

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