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Taking its name from the their founder and first ruler the real Lion King, Sundiata Mali, Mali holds many historical distinctions. Historically Mali was part of three different West African empires that controlled all the trans-Saharan trade. Settled as long as 50,000 BC, Mali was also home to the original Ghana empire which was West Africa's first Black empire seeing mathematics, literature, art, and astronomy flourish. Timbuktu, one if the world's first premier higher education institutions is still a major stop for salt caravans today.

Although it is significantly smaller than it was during its height it is still the world's 24th largest nation as well as Africa's second most populous nation, with its population expected to double by 2035.

Population: 17,885,245

Religion: Muslim 94.8%, Christian 2.4%, Animist 2%, none 0.5%, unspecified 0.3% (2009 est.)

Ethnic Groups: Bambara 34.1%, Fulani (Peul) 14.7%, Sarakole 10.8%, Senufo 10.5%, Dogon 8.9%, Malinke 8.7%, Bobo 2.9%, Songhai 1.6%, Tuareg 0.9%, other Malian 6.1%, from member of Economic Community of West African States 0.3%, other 0.4% (2012-13 est.)

Languages: (official), Bambara 46.3%, Peul/Foulfoulbe 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, unspecified 0.7%, other 6.3%
note: Mali has 13 national languages in addition to its official language (2009 est.)

Mali is the biggest country in West Africa.

Mali was the cradle of the Empire of Ghana, West Africa’s very first black empire.

Djenne– enjoy an amazing weekly market here in the shadows of the biggest man-made mud structure in the world, the spectacular Grand Mosque of Djenne.

Rock paintings found in the region of Gao and Timbuktu suggest that the region of Mali was inhabited even around 50,000 BC.

Timbuktu was an important centre of Islamic learning and trade during medieval times. Some buildings remain from its hay day, and it’s still an important stop for salt caravans.

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