Country

Mali

Also Known As Republic of Mali

Western Africa

Mali is a landlocked country of western Africa, mostly in the Saharan and Sahelian regions, whose relatively small population is concentrated along the upper Niger River. The territory was once part of three great precolonial Sudanic empires, Ghana, Mali and Songhai, and its fabled trading and learning center, Timbuktu, sits on the upper Niger in the country's own north. The French conquered the area in the mid to late nineteenth century, folding it into French West Africa; the Mali Federation, formed with Senegal, broke up in August 1960, and a congress of the US-RDA proclaimed the independent Republic of Mali that September.

Facts

Capital

Bamako 2

Population

24,745,000 2

Britannica 2025 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2025 2

Area (sq km)

1,241,238 2

Independence or Founding Year

1960 2

The Mali Federation broke up in August 1960; a congress of the US-RDA proclaimed the independent Republic of Mali on September 22, 1960.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Mali

Cities

FAQs

Where does the name Mali come from?

The name is taken from the medieval Mali Empire.

The country takes its name from the medieval Mali Empire. According to Wikipedia, the word was originally the name for a hippopotamus, the clan symbol of the Keita dynasty, and came to mean the place where the king lives. A different theory holds that Mali is a Fulani pronunciation of the name of the Mande peoples.

Connections

Associated With

Bamako

Bamako is Mali's capital.

Source Bamako (Wikipedia)

Bamako

Source Bamako (Wikipedia)

The Sahel

Mali sits mostly in the Saharan and Sahelian regions the atlas own Sahel region entity already describes.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Timbuktu

Timbuktu own entity-description already places it in Mali, on the upper Niger River.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Timbuktu

Source Timbuktu (Wikipedia)

Tombouctou Region

Tombouctou Region is a region of Mali.

Source Tombouctou Region (Wikipedia)

West Africa

Mali is a landlocked state of western Africa the atlas own West Africa region entity already describes.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Has Capital

Bamako

Bamako is the capital of Mali.

Source Bamako (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Niger River

Source Niger River (Wikipedia)

Senegal River

In the Other Atlases

Influenced By

Mali Empire

Also in History Atlas: which influenced this subject.

Nationals Include

Malick Sidibe

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Salif Keita

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Salif Keita

Seydou Keïta

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Souleymane Cissé

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Fatoumata Dembele Diarra

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra

Manassa Danioko

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Manassa Danioko

Ousmane Coulibaly

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ousmane Coulibaly (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

he represented Mali at international level

Sambou Yatabaré

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Sambou Yatabaré (source article)Lead sentence

Quote, Lead sentence

ist ein malischer Fußballspieler, der auch die französische Staatsangehörigkeit besitzt

Origin Of

Malick Sidibe

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Salif Keita

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Salif Keita

Yeelen

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Fakou

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Fakou - Wikipedia

Taguella

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Taguella

Askia Muhammad I

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Askia Muhammad I

Epic of Sundiata

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Epic of Sundiata (Wikipedia)

The Griot Epic

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannicatier 1

Dogon Dama Funeral Rite

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Joking Relationship

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Joking RelationshipExtent sectiontier 3

Quote, Extent section

In West Africa, particularly in Mali, it is regarded as a centuries-old cultural institution known as sanankuya.

Tuareg

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Tuareg peopleLead

Quote, Lead

They are traditionally nomadic pastoralists who principally inhabit the Sahara in an area stretching from southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and as far as northern Nigeria, with smaller communities in Chad and Sudan known as the Kinnin.

Site Of

Djinguereber Mosque

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Djinguereber Mosque (Wikipedia)

Great Mosque of Djenné

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Great Mosque of Djenne

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Great Mosque of Djenne (Wikipedia)tier 2

Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Bandiagara

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Great Mosque of Djenne

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

The Djinguereber Mosque and the Timbuktu Manuscripts

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of West African States

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

West African CFA franc

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Bandiagara Escarpment

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Bandiagara Escarpment

Mount Hombori

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Mount Hombori

Mali Health

Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: found in this subject.

Bambara

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Manding

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Manding

Northern Songhay languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Nun languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Suppire-Mamara languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Tamasheq language

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Encyclopedia.com: TuaregOpening

Quote, Opening

The Tuareg, a seminomadic, Islamic people who speak a Berber language, Tamacheq, live in the contemporary nation-states of Niger, Mali, Algeria, and Libya.

Constitution of Mali

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Constitution of Mali

Constitutional Court of Mali

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Cour constitutionnelle du Mali, nouvelle composition et nouveau president, ACCFReport title

Quote, Report title

Cour constitutionnelle du Mali : nouvelle composition et nouveau Président

Kouroukan Fouga

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Kouroukan Fouga

Supreme Court of Mali

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mali Cour supreme, member page of the Association des Hautes Juridictions de Cassation des pays ayant en partage l{ap}usage du FrancaisMember page, title of the court, Mali

Quote, Member page, title of the court, Mali

Cour suprême du Mali

Adiantum Capillus-Veneris