The Republic of Mali (La R \u00e9 publique du Mali), abbreviated as Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It borders Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire to the south, Guinea to the southwest, and Mauritania and Senegal to the west. It is the second largest country in West Africa, with Bamako as its capital. The country has a land area of 1.24 million square kilometers and a population of 23.67 million (2023). There are 23 ethnic groups in the country, which is divided into 10 regions and 1 central jurisdiction.
It was once the central region of the Ghana Empire, Mali Empire, and Sanghai Empire. In 1895, it became a French colony and was called French Sudan. In 1904, it was incorporated into French West Africa. [1] In 1958, it became an autonomous republic within the French Community and was named the Republic of Sudan. In 1959, it formed the Mali Federation with Senegal. On September 22, 1960, it became an independent republic. The Second Republic was established in 1979, and the Third Republic was established in 1992. [1]
Mali is one of the least developed countries in the world, and agriculture, animal husbandry, and fisheries are the main potential for Mali’s economic development. In 2022, Mali’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 18.83 billion US dollars, with a per capita GDP of 833.3 US dollars and a GDP growth rate of 3.7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chinese name According to the World Bank, in 2020, the population of Mali was 20.25 million (according to data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 20.3 million); Among them, males and females account for 50.1% and 49.9% respectively. The urbanization rate is 44%. In recent years, the population of Mali has grown rapidly. According to the latest statistics from the World Bank, the population growth rate in 2020 was 2.97%. The population structure of Mali is becoming younger, with 48.03% of the population aged 14 and below, 48.95% aged 15-64, and only 3.02% aged 65 and above. The population density varies greatly among the major regions of Mali, with the Sikasso region having the highest population in the country and the Northern Kidal region having the lowest population. The total population of the capital Bamako is 2.71 million (2020), ranking second. The cities with larger populations are Bamako, Sikasso, Segou, Koulikoro, Kaye, Kutiana, etc. In 2022, the population of Mali was 22.4 million. [1] The Republic of Mali (La R \u00e9 publique du Mali), abbreviated as Mali, is a landlocked country in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-islam-country"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14970,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14969\/revisions\/14970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jislam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Republic of Mali
Foreign Name
La R \u00e9 publique du Mali (French)
Republic of Mali (English)
abbreviation
Mali
Belonging continent
Africa
Capital City
Bamako [1]
major city
Kai, Kurikro, Xigaso Segu, etc
National Day
September 22, 1960 [1]
National Anthem
For Africa and for you, Mali
Country code
MLI
official language
13 ethnic languages (including Bambara, Popo, Dogon, and Minianka)
Currency
West African Franc [1]
Time Zone
UTC+0
political system
republic
National leaders
Asimi Goita (Transitional President)
population size
23.67 million (2023)
population density
16.6 people per square kilometer 5<\/a>
Main ethnic groups
Bambara people, Pall people, Senufu people, Sarakauli people
Main religions
Islam, fetishism
land area
1240000 km\u00b2
Water area ratio
1.6%
Total GDP
18.83 billion US dollars 1<\/a>
Per Capita GDP
833.3 USD 1<\/a>
International telephone area code
two hundred and twenty-three
International Domain Abbreviations
.ml
Road traffic
Drive on the right side
Central bank
Central Bank of West African States
National Motto
One nation, one goal, one faith
Main universities
Sankor University<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mali is a multi tribal country with 23 ethnic groups, mainly including Banbara (34% of the national population), Pall (11%), Senufu (9%) and Salakale (8%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"