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Flag description: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow and red; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia. .
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Additional information about Mali
Official country name: Republic of Mali
Short name: Mali
Local names (long and short forms): Republique de Mali / Mali
Former name: French Sudan and Sudanese Republic
Abbreviation:
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Nationality noun / adjective: Malian(s) / Malian
Languages spoken: French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages. .
Capital: Bamako (GMT 0.0, summertime: )
Government type: republic
Population: 12324029 ranked 72, (data 2008)
Geography: divided into three natural zones: the southern, cultivated Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; and the northern, arid Saharan. The lowest point is Senegal River 23 m and the highest point is Hombori Tondo 1,155 m. .
Coastline: Coastline km - landlocked. .
Land borders: Mali has a total of 7243 km landborders, bordering to Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina Faso 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km, Cote d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km, Senegal 419 km. . .
Administrative divisions: 8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou
Dependent areas:
Independence: 22 September 1960 (from France)
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