Outline of Mali explained
See also: Index of Mali-related articles.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mali:
Mali - landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa.[1] It is the seventh most extensive country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west.
Consisting of eight regions, Mali's borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara, while the country's southern region, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers. The country's economic structure centers around agriculture and fishing. Some of Mali's natural resources include gold, uranium, and salt. Due to a high incidence of poverty, Mali is considered to be one of the poorest nations in the world.
Present-day Mali was once part of three West African empires that controlled trans-Saharan trade: the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire (from which Mali is named), and the Songhai Empire. In the late 19th century, Mali fell under French control, becoming part of French Sudan. Mali gained independence in 1959 with Senegal, as the Mali Federation in 1959. A year later, the Mali Federation became the independent nation of Mali in 1960. After a long period of one-party rule, a 1991 coup led to the writing of a new constitution and the establishment of Mali as a democratic, multi-party state.
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Mali
- Official English country name: The Republic of Mali
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Malian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Mali
- ISO country codes: ML, MLI, 466
- ISO region codes: See
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ml
Geography of Mali
Geography of Mali
Location
2,237 km
1,376 km
1,000 km
858 km
821 km
532 km
419 km
Environment of Mali
Environment of Mali
Natural geographic features of Mali
Regions of Mali
Ecoregions of Mali
List of ecoregions in Mali
Administrative divisions of Mali
Administrative divisions of Mali
Regions of Mali
Regions of Mali
Cercles of Mali
Cercles of Mali
Arrondissements of Mali
Arrondissements of Mali
Communes of Mali
Communes of Mali
Municipalities of Mali
Demography of Mali
Demographics of Mali
Government and politics of Mali
Politics of Mali
Branches of the government of Mali
Government of Mali
Executive branch of the government of Mali
Legislative branch of the government of Mali
- Parliament of Mali (bicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Mali
Court system of Mali
Foreign relations of Mali
Foreign relations of Mali
International organization membership
The Republic of Mali is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Mali
Law of Mali
Military of Mali
Military of Mali
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Mali
- Navy of Mali: None
- Air Force of Mali
Local government in Mali
Local government in Mali
History of Mali
History of Mali
Culture of Mali
Culture of Mali
Art in Mali
Sports in Mali
Sports in Mali
Economy and infrastructure of Mali
Economy of Mali
Franc
XOF
Education in Mali
Education in Mali
Health in Mali
Health in Mali
See also
Mali
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: July 3, 2009. Mali. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
- The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
