Outline of Mali

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The Flag of Mali		The Coat of arms of Mali

The location of Mali

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The Republic of Mali is a landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa.^[1] Mali 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.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mali:

[edit] General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Mali

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 ISO 3166-2:ML
Internet country code top-level domain: .ml

[edit] Geography of Mali

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Main article: Geography of Mali

Mali is: a landlocked country
Population of Mali: 12,337,000 - 71st most populous country
Area of Mali: 1,240,192 km²
Atlas of Mali

[edit] Location

Mali is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and lies on the Prime Meridian
  - Africa
    - North Africa
    - West Africa
    - partially within the Sahara Desert
Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
Extreme points of Mali
- High: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m (3,789 ft)
- Low: Senegal River 23 m (75 ft)
Land boundaries: 7,243 km

Mauritania 2,237 km

Algeria 1,376 km

Burkina Faso 1,000 km

Guinea 858 km

Niger 821 km

Cote d'Ivoire 532 km

Senegal 419 km

Coastline: none

[edit] Environment of Mali

An enlargeable satellite image of Mali

Main article: Environment of Mali

[edit] Natural geographic features of Mali

[edit] Regions of Mali

[edit] Government and politics of Mali

Main article: Government of Mali and Politics of Mali

Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Mali: Bamako

Elections in Mali
- (specific elections)
Political parties in Mali
Political scandals of Mali
Taxation in Mali

[edit] Branches of the government of Mali

Main article: Government of Mali

[edit] Executive branch of the government of Mali

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Mali

Parliament of Mali (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Mali
- Lower house: House of Commons of Mali

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Mali

Main article: Court system of Mali

Supreme Court of Mali

[edit] Foreign relations of Mali

Main article: Foreign relations of Mali

[edit] International organization membership

The Republic of Mali is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
West African Development Bank (WADB) (regional)
West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

[edit] Law and order in Mali

Main article: Law of Mali

[edit] Military of Mali

Main article: Military of Mali

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Mali
Forces
- Army of Mali
- Navy of Mali: None
- Air Force of Mali
- Special forces of Mali
Military history of Mali
Military ranks of Mali

[edit] Local government in Mali

Main article: Local government in Mali

[edit] History of Mali

Main article: History of Mali, Timeline of the history of Mali, and Current events of Mali

[edit] Culture of Mali

Main article: Culture of Mali

[edit] Art in Mali

[edit] Sports in Mali

Main article: Sports in Mali

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Mali

Main article: Economy of Mali

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 131st (one hundred and thirty first)

[edit] Education in Mali

Main article: Education in Mali

[edit] Health in Mali

Main article: Health in Mali

[edit] See also

	Mali portal
	Africa portal

French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Main article: Mali

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Mali". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.html. Retrieved 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.

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[CIA_World_Factbook-0] "Mali". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[1] 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.

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Outline of Mali

Contents

[edit] General reference

[edit] Geography of Mali

[edit] Location

[edit] Environment of Mali

[edit] Natural geographic features of Mali

[edit] Regions of Mali

[edit] Ecoregions of Mali

[edit] Administrative divisions of Mali

[edit] Regions of Mali

[edit] Cercles of Mali

[edit] Arrondissements of Mali

[edit] Communes of Mali

[edit] Municipalities of Mali

[edit] Demography of Mali

[edit] Government and politics of Mali

[edit] Branches of the government of Mali

[edit] Executive branch of the government of Mali

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Mali

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Mali

[edit] Foreign relations of Mali

[edit] International organization membership

[edit] Law and order in Mali

[edit] Military of Mali

[edit] Local government in Mali

[edit] History of Mali

[edit] Culture of Mali

[edit] Art in Mali

[edit] Sports in Mali

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Mali

[edit] Education in Mali

[edit] Health in Mali

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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