Mali Information, Geography and History

INFORMATION

•  Full name: Republic of Mali

•  Capital City: Bamako

•  Language: French, Bambara, Songhai, Arabic

•  Currency: West African CFA Franc

•  Religion: Muslim, traditional African religion, Christian

•  National Anthem: “ Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali” that can be interpreted as “For Africa and for You, Mali”.

•  Newspaper: Info Matin, Le Republicain, Les Echos, L'Essor

•  Places to Visit: Bamako, Bamako, Djenné's Monday Mosque Market, Dyingerey Ber Mosque, Musée National and many other beautiful places are there in Mali.

• Transport: Airways: Point Afrique between major cities in Mali. Roadways: since the country is landlocked, buses and taxis are available through out the country.

• Shopping: Traditional crafts; masks from the tribes such as dogon, bambara and malinko; woodcarvings; ebony carvings; woven cloth; bronze wares; mats; pottery; jewelry made of gold, silver and copper; copperwares; iron-wares like swords, daggers apart from traditional vessels.

INTRODUCTION

Republic of Mali is a non-coastal state located in the Western Africa. The country Mali was previously two separate states known as the Sudanese Republic and Senegal. Then in the year of 1960, these two states regained their independence and together they formed the individual nation Mali

LOCATION OF MALI

Republic of Mali is a country is located in the western region of the African continent. It is a landlocked country. The neighboring states that share their borders with Mali are Algeria in the northern region, Niger in the eastern region, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire together in the southern side, Guinea in south-western region and Senegal and Mauritania to the western area.

PHYSICAL MAP OF MALI

Mali ranks second to Nigeria regarding size. The northern region of the country is mountainous. Otherwise the country is characterized by the plain lands. The northern portion of the country is known as Sagaran region. On the other hand the southern region is known as Sudaneseand the center of the country is known as the Sahelian region. In the southern part of the country the rivers Niger and Senegal flow. The highest altitude of the nation is claimed by the Hombori Tondo peak that rises up to 1,155 meter above the sea level. On the other hand the lowest altitude is claimed by the river Senegal. It goes down up to 23 meter below the sea.

CLIMATE OF MALI

Gather some details bout the climate of the country you are planning to visit. You should know which the best time to visit he place is. The climate of Mali can be termed as subtropical. During the months between June and November the weather remains wet and gentle. Rainfall occurs time to time. On the other hand the months between February and June the weather remains hot and arid. If you want too visit Mali during its winter season, you must visit the county during the months between, November and February

FLORA AND FAUNA OF MALI

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