Guide to Mali
Must See Mali
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At a glance
Mali is not the place to go for safaris. What it does have is a smorgasbord of surreal landscapes, beautiful artwork, Timbuktu, castellated mosques made entirely of mud, pink sandstone villages carved into cliff faces, and undulating desert scenes that look like out-takes from Lawrence of Arabia.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Republic of Mali
- Capital city:
- Bamako
- Area:
- 1,240,140 sq km / 478,819 sq miles
- Population:
- 11,600,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- French (official)
Bambara (other)
Songhai (other)
Arabic (other)
- Religion:
- Muslim (90%), traditional African religion (9%), Christian (1%)
- Currency:
- West African CFA Franc
- Electricity:
- 220V 50Hz
- Electric plug details:
- European plug with two circular metal pins
