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-A weekly market, called the Djenne, in the biggest man-made mud building
-Biggest country is West Africa, but eight largest in Africa.
-Timbuktu is an important center of Islamic learning and trade
-Rock paintings in Gao and Timbuktu suggest that the land was inhabited around 50,000B.C.
-The Prime Meridian runs through Gao, Mali, where people can literally stand in two hemispheres
-The Elephant fish Mormyrops oudoti is a freshwater fish only found in Mali

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In this map, you can see the major cities, Niger River, and Hombori Tondo, the Highest point in Mali.

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Mali is East of the Western Border of Africa, South of Algerie.

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The Malian dishes consist of mainly rice, millet, sorghum, and fonio (fine-grained cereal). Fonio can be seen here.

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The boubou is a centerpiece of the Traditional Malian costume. The costume is trousers and a tunic. This shows great wealth.

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The Mali Empire had many profound cultural influences on West Africa, allowing the spread of its language, laws and customs along the Niger River. It extended over a large area and consisted of numerous vassal kingdoms and provinces.

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Subtropical to arid; hot and dry(February to June); rainy, humid, and mild(June to November); cool and dry (November to February).

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Mali's landscape is mainly savanna that rolls into higher plateaus as you move north.

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Mali has a republic government. Their President isIbrahim Boubacar Keïta. Their Prime minister is Modibo Keita.

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The people of Mali mainly speak French.

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As of a 2009 study, the most dominant religion in Mali is Muslim. 94.8% of Mali's population is Muslim.