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Starting country: Mali
Orange: seed · blue: neighbors · dots identify small countries
Neighboring countries
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Guinea
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Senegal
Three reviewed facts
Mali takes its name from the Mali Empire, which flourished from the 13th to the 16th century.
Source: CIA World Factbook — Mali (pinned third-party preservation)Northern Mali lies in the arid Sahara, while the central zone is the semiarid Sahel.
Source: CIA World Factbook — Mali (pinned third-party preservation)Mali gained independence from France on September 22, 1960.
Source: CIA World Factbook — Mali (pinned third-party preservation)