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Mali
République du Mali


  • Capital: Bamako
  • Population: 9,653,261
  • Population Density: 20 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Mande 50%, Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%
  • Official Language(s): French
  • Religious Beliefs: Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%
  • Area: 482,077 square miles
  • Topography: A landlocked grassy plain in the upper basins of the Senegal and Niger rivers, extending north into the Sahara.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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