Mali One People - One Goal - One Faith Author and your presenter: Sidy Ba

Geography  Location  Boundaries  Size  Relief and Climate  Population  Natural Resources

Location  West Africa  Geographic coordinates are 17°N 4°W Geography Source: :

Mali has 7 countries as neighbors  Algeria 1,376 km  Niger 821 km  Burkina Faso 1,000 km  Ivory Coast 532 km  Guinea 858 km  Senegal 419 km  Mauritania 2,237 km  The km’s listed are the lengths of the shared borders Boundaries Source:

 Total area: about 1.24 million sq km  land: 1.22 million sq km  water: 0.2 million sq km Size

Mali is watered by the two biggest rivers in West Africa. The Niger River stretches over 1,700 km through Mali where it forms the Inner Niger Delta, one of the biggest natural wetlands (46,000 sq km) in the World The Senegal River, about 900 km Significant sub-surface water in the north Water Resources Source:

Terrain: mostly flat with sand dunes in the north, rugged hills in the southwest and northeast Lowest point: Senegal River 23 m Highest point: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m Relief Source:

Sahara zone with 0 to 250 mm Sahelian zone with 250 to 1,000 mm Sudanese zone where rainfall averages between 1,000 and 1,400 mm Temperatures vary from 4°C to over 50°C (never snows!) Rainfall per Year and Temperature Range

 Estimated at 12,019,000 (2002 est.)  Age structure  about 46% of the population is under 15  about 4% are over 65  Growth rate: 2.5% per year  Life expectancy: 53 years Population

Four main ethnic groups live harmoniously together in Mali  Manding group (Bambara, Malinké - 35% )  Voltaic group (Mossi, Bobo, Minianka, Sénoufo – 17%)  Soudanian group (Sarakolé, Songhoï, Dogon, Bozo - 21%)  Nomadic group (Fulani, Tuareg, Maure, Arabs - 27%). Ethnic Groups

Languages  Bambara (80%)  Fulani (17%)  Songhai (6%)  More than 20 other languages are used in Mali  French is the official language Religions  95% Muslims  4% Christians  1% Others Languages and Religions

Bamako, capitol city with about 1.5 million people Sikasso, Segou, Mopti, Kayes and Gao with about 100,000 people in each Timbuktu (Tombouctou) the famed, far-distant, ancient city of trade is the location of the first Sub-Saharan African University Population Centers

 Gold (third highest exporter in Africa), phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone (can be used to make Portland cement), uranium, gypsum, granite.  Oil (expected to start exports in 2008), bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not yet exploited.  Shea nuts (for shea butter), mango, vegetables, etc. Natural Resources

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