- Official name
- Republic of Mali République du Mali · French
- Capital
- Bamako
- Region
- Western Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 19 million
- Area
- 1,240,192 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Neighbours
- Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
- Internet / phone
- .ml · +223
Where it is
Notable facts
- Timbuktu was a centre of Islamic learning with libraries of hundreds of thousands of manuscripts.
- The Great Mosque of Djenné is the largest mud-brick building in the world and is replastered by the community each year.
- The Dogon people of the Bandiagara Escarpment are known for their cliff architecture and cosmology.
- Mali was once part of an empire whose ruler Mansa Musa is often described as the wealthiest person in recorded history.
World Heritage 4 sites
National dish
Tiguadege na Meat in a groundnut and tomato sauce, served with rice.