The national flag of Mali (French: drapeau du Mali) consists of three vertical bands in pan-African colors: green, yellow, and red. The green color represents the fertility of the soil. Golden yellow means purity and mineral wealth. And the red color symbolizes the blood shed for independence. The height-to-width ratio in the flag is 2:3, and the flag was adopted on March 1, 1961.
Its blue emblem features a mosque representing the country's majority religion, Islam, a white bird above the mosque, and two bows, two arrows, and a rising sun under the mosque.
Mali, officially known as the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. Its capital is Bamako, and its population is about 20.86 million (2021). According to its land borders, it borders with Algeria, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.
Capital and largest city: | Bamako |
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Other major cities: | Sikasso, Koutiala, Ségou |
Official language: | French |
Region: | Western Africa |
Ethnic groups: | 50% Mande, 16% Fula, 13% Voltaic, 10% Tuareg/Moor, 6% Songhai, 4% other |
Religions: | 90% Islam, 5% Christianity, 5% Indigenous |
Nationality name: | Malian |
Area: | 1,240,192 km² (478,841 sq mi) |
Population: | 20.86 million (2021) |
Currency: | West African CFA franc |
Country codes: | ML, MLI (ISO 3166) |
Internet Top-Level Domain: | .ml |
Calling code: | +223 |
Flag emoji code: | 🇲🇱 |
Keywords: Flag and emblem of Mali (French: Drapeau et emblème du Mali), GIF
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