Passport card
Republic of Mali
Mali
- Capital
- Bamako
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Languages
- Bambara and other local languages
- People
- About 2.5 crore
- Size
- About 12.4 lakh km²
- Leader
- General Assimi Goïta, of the military government
- Free since
- 22 September 1960
- Time
- 5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Bamako
⭐ The Great Mosque of Djenné is the largest mud-brick building in the world.
Your Mali stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Mali
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Mali
Turn the globe with your finger. Mali has 7 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Mali and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 3 times the size of Mali.
- PeopleIndia has about 58 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2.5 crore in Mali.
- DistanceBamako is about 8,900 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeMali is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Bamako.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Mali, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Mali
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Mali's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Mali back on the map
Mali and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Mali worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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