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Africa
Republic of Mali
📍 Essential Info
CapitalBamako
TimezoneUTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population22.6M
LanguagesBambara (official), French 17.2%, Peuhl/Foulfoulbe/Fulani 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tam...
Governmentsemi-presidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.ml
Internet Users35%
GDP per Capita$2,900
🌍 Geography
Locationinterior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger
Size Comparisonslightly less than twice the size of Texas
Climatesubtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)
Terrainmostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsBambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella...
ReligionsMuslim 93.9%, Christian 2.8%, animist 0.7%, none 2.5% (2018 est.)
Median Age16.5 years
Life Expectancy63.2 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 22 September (1960)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook