The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mali:
Mali –landlockedsovereign country located inWest Africa.[1] It is the seventh most extensive country inAfrica, borderingAlgeria on the north,Niger on the east,Burkina Faso and theCôte d'Ivoire on the south,Guinea on the south-west, andSenegal andMauritania on the west.
Consisting of eight regions, Mali's borders on the north reach deep into the middle of theSahara, while the country's southern region, where the majority of inhabitants live, features theNiger andSenegal rivers. The country's economic structure centers aroundagriculture andfishing. Some of Mali's natural resources includegold,uranium, andsalt. 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 controlledtrans-Saharan trade: theGhana Empire, theMali Empire (from which Mali is named), and theSonghai Empire. In the late 19th century, Mali fell under French control, becoming part ofFrench Sudan. Mali gained independence in 1959 with Senegal, as theMali 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.
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
List of ecoregions in Mali
Administrative divisions of Mali
Court system of Mali
The Republic of Mali is a member of:[1]
Law of Mali
Local government in Mali
Sports in Mali
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