Mali

Republic of Mali République du Mali  (French) Mali ka Fasojamana ߡߊߟߌ ߞߊ ߝߊߛߏߖߊߡߊߣߊ  (Bambara) Renndaandi Maali 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭  (Fula)
Flag Emblem
Motto: "Un peuple, un but, une foi" (French) "One people, one goal, one faith."
Anthem: "Le Mali" (French)
Location of  Mali  (green)
Capital and largest city	Bamako 12°39′N 8°0′W / 12.650°N 8.000°W / 12.650; -8.000
Official languages	13 national languages Bambara Bobo Bozo Dogon Fulani Hassaniyya Arabic Kassonke Maninke Minyanka Senufo Songhay Soninke Tamasheq
Working language	French
Ethnic groups	50% Mande 16% Fula 13% Voltaic (Senufo / Bwa) 10% Tuareg / Moor 6% Songhai 4% other
Religion	95% Islam 3% Traditional faiths 2% Christianity
Demonym(s)	Malian
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic under a provisional government[1]
• Interim President	Assimi Goïta
• Interim Vice President	Vacant
• Prime Minister	Choguel Kokalla Maïga
• President of the National Assembly	Lassana N’Diaye
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence
• Sudanese Republic established	24 November 1958
• from Francea	20 June 1960
• as Mali	22 September 1960
Area
• Total	1,240,192 km2 (478,841 sq mi) (23rd)
• Water (%)	1.6
Population
• 2020 estimate	20,250,833[2] (59th)
• November 2018 census	19,329,841[3]
• Density	11.7/km2 (30.3/sq mi) (215th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$44.329 billion[4]
• Per capita	$2,271[4]
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$17.407 billion[4]
• Per capita	$891[4]
Gini (2010)	33.0[5] medium
HDI (2019)	0.434[6] low · 184th
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
Driving side	right[7]
Calling code	+223
ISO 3166 code	ML
Internet TLD	.ml
As the Sudanese Republic, with Senegal as the Mali Federation.

Mali (Bambara: ߡߊߟߌ, Fula: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Arabic: مالي), officially the Republic of Mali (French: République du Mali; Bambara: ߡߊߟߌ ߞߊ ߝߊߛߏߖߊߡߊߣߊ); Fula: 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Arabic: جمهورية مالي) is a landlocked country (a country entirely surrounded by land) in West Africa. Mali is bordered by Algeria on the North, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Physical features of Mali include the Sahara desert in the north, with the Niger River and Sénégal River in the southern part of the country. As of a July 2021 estimate, Mali had a population of approximately 21.9 million people.^[8][9] Mali has a total area of 1,241,238 square kilometres (479,245 sq mi).^[10] Most of the people live in the southern part of the country. Mali's capital and most populated city is Bamako.

1. ↑ "Mali: President Bah N'Daw decrees the dissolution of the CNSP". 28 January 2021.
2. ↑ "UNdata | record view | Total population, both sexes combined (thousands)". data.un.org. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
3. ↑ "Mali preliminary 2018 census". Institut National de la Statistique. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Mali". International Monetary Fund.
5. ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
6. ↑ Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
7. ↑ Which side of the road do they drive on? Brian Lucas. August 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
8. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
9. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
10. ↑ "Mali summary | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.