Important Cities
- Bamako(Capital)
- Sikasso
- Koulikoro
- Kayes
- Segou
- Mopti
- Tombouctou
- Gao
- Kidal
- Taoudenni
- Ansongo
- Bougouni
- Nara
- Araouane
Main Attractions
- Djinquereber Mosque, Timbuktu
- Djenne Mosque (Also Known as Grand Mosque)
- Le Main de Fatima
- Musee National
- Jenne-Jeno, Djenne
- Botanical Garden, Bamako
- Bandiagara Cliffs (Dogon Country), Mopti
- Mopti Mosque
- Tomb of Askia, Gao
Main Industries
- Gold Mining
- Constructions
- Food Processing
- Phosphate Mining
Hunted Facts on mali
- Il Mali divenne territorio della Comunità Francese nel 1946.
- Il Mali è infatti un'area di incontro tra vera e propria Africa (il Sudan) e Africa bianca; è un paese di incroci etnici, iniziati sin dall'inaridimento del Sahara, che portò molte popolazioni insediate nelle regioni a spostarsi verso sud per inseguire condizioni ambientali meno difficili.
- Il gruppo numericamente più rilevante è quello dei Bambara (32%), affine ai Malinke (popolo del grande gruppo mande, rappresentato nel Mali da circa 200.000 individui) e ai Marka (280.000), eredi dell'impero del Mali, tradizionalmente coltivatori di miglio; secondo alcuni autori, sarebbero stati i primi a introdurre l'agricoltura in Africa.
- Mali was invaded by France starting in 1880, which annexed it as an overseas department of France.
- Under Mali's 1992 constitution, a president is elected for a five year term as chief of state and commander in chief of the armed forces.
- Mali is divided into 8 regions (régions) and 1 district, then 49 circles (cercles) and finally 288 arrondissements.
- From the 5th century through the 19th century, Mali was the core of a series of West African empires that sought control of Tombouctou’s lucrative caravan routes and the gold to its south.
- French remains the official language of Mali, and Islam is by far the major religion.
- Mali is bounded by Algeria on the north; by Niger on the east; by Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Guinea on the south; and by Senegal and Mauritania on the west.
- Mali, the largest country in West Africa, is bordered by seven other states: Algeria lies to the north and northeast, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso to the southeast and, with the Ivory Coast, to the south.
