Welcome to Mali! I will be telling you a lot of information and facts about this country. I hope you enjoy my virtual tour of Mali!
Location is the position on the Earths surface.
Place is the physical and human aspects of a location
Some natural resources found in Mali are uranium, gold, salt, limestone, and granite.
There are a lot of cultural groups found in Mali. Some are Bambara, Tuareg, Dogon, Songhai, Senufo, and Fulani.
The main religion that is practiced is Muslim.
There is a lot of holidays in Mali. Some are Africa day (25 May), Armed Forces day (20 January), Martyrs' Day (26 March), Easter Monday (17 April), and Korité (25 June).
Video caption: Liberia peacekeeping troops in Mali.
Video caption: It Is the morning of Tabaski, also known as Feast of Sacrifice. They are preparing to sacrifice sheep. It is a Muslim holiday.
The type of government that exists in Mali is a republic government. Mali got their independence on September 22, 1960. Mali places as the one of the 10 poorest nations. The president of Mali is Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. He has been president since 2013.
Region is strictly maintained, such as countries or continents.
The type of education system that exists in the country is free schooling. They start with primary schooling at the age 7. They would do six years of it, and then move it secondary schooling. Secondary schooling is generally divided into two three-year cycles.
The total population of Mali is 18.1 million people. Mali's density is 14.
The area of Mali is 478,800 square miles.
The per capita GDP of Mali is 720.82 USD.
The life expectancy for males in Mali is 58.2. The life expectancy for females in Mali is 58.3.
The literacy rate for Mali is 38.7%.
Mali is located in tropical grassland climate region.
Current events in Mali.
4 gunmen were attacked at a hotel on Monday hosting an EU military training mission.
Video caption: This talks about the hotel attack.
Mali went into a state of emergency because a spate of attacks by armed groups killed dozens and destabilized the desert country. 17 soldiers were killed. 35 were wounded.
Video caption: This is about to the attack.
Travel Brochure.
Video caption: What traveling to Mali is like.
A place that would be fun to go to is the National Museum of Mali. It has all of the history of Mali in it. People usually spend up to 3.5 hours in there.
Another place to visit is Great Mosque of Djenné. It is a large banco or adobe. It is the largest mud brick building.
A cool place to visit would be Mount Hombori. It is a beautiful mountain, near the town of Hombori. It has caves that inhabited more than 2,000 years ago.
Finally, the best place you could go is the National Zoo of Mali. There are over 100 animal species there. It is a beautiful park.
Day in the life of a high school resident.
Most teens in Mali don't go to school. They stay at home and work. Some teens do go to school though. Malians love their music. They listen to all sorts of genres. Music to malians is very important. The way they dress is very unique. Their clothes are colorful. Boys in Mali like to play soccer for fun also.
Credits:
Created with images by 3dman_eu - "globe algeria niger" • a hundred visions and revisions - "untitled image" • Marco Bellucci - "Mosque of Kani Bonzon" • Martijn.Munneke - "Dogon" • jeanotr - "Fleuve Niger à Niamey" • workshop.segou - "100_2548" • TREEAID - "Stack of millet reed" • upyernoz - "Kalabougou potters" • Martijn.Munneke - "Waterput" • Ganksy - "African Elephant" • Just chaos - "African Lion" • Derek Keats - "African painted dog, or African wild dog, Lycaon pictus at Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana." • Richard Allaway - "Roadside Desertification Management" • Vision d'afrique - "Village Bozo Mali 7" • 300td.org - "Street repairs, Bamako (Mali)"