Mali

Overview Hunter A.- I have learned that mali is an interseting country!! You can learn so much just by looking up certain things about mali. The interesting thing i found was that the history is cool to learn. By the 14 century mali's empire reached its peak under mansa musa. And when i was looking up information it was cool cause i learned a whole lot like the population is about 12,324,029 people thats alot of people for a small country!! Mali is a poor country today. And i bet the kids in mali are really greatful for what they have compared to those who dont have anything. So im glad i picked mali to do some research on!!

Montanna.- There are so many things that I have learned. I have learned about the economy, and goverment. I have also learned that they have many languges and many other things. I am glad that i picked to do this country.

Kira J.- I have learned many different and important things about Mali. The most important one that I learned is that Mali, although one of the richest empires, is now one of the poorest countries in the world. It also was a big contributer to the trans-saharan trade. This project was a project that really required team work and I'm glad we got the chance to participate in it. I thought it was challenging at first to figure out all of the technical things, like how to load the videos, the pictures, and how to use the wikki. Overall I think this was a great learning expierience.

Statistics There are 50 languages spoken in Mali. Of all of those, all of them are languages that are fully living. The languages spoken in Mali: French, Bamanankan, Bomu, Tieyaxo Bozo, Toro So Dogon, Maasina Fufulde, Hasanya Arabic, Marmara Senoufo, Kita Maninkakan, Sonike, Koyraboro Senni Songhay, Syenara Senoufo, Tamasheq, Xaasongaxango, Matya Samo, North Levantine Spoken Arabic,Siamou, Wolof. The population last recorded of Mali was 12,324,029. people.

a graph that shows the population and money!!  
 * || Yr 2006 ||
 * Population, total (millions) || 12.0 ||
 * Population growth (annual %) || 3.0 ||
 * Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) || 1240.2 ||
 * Life expectancy at birth, total (years) || 53.8 ||
 * Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) || 119.2 ||
 * GNI (current US$) (billions) || 5.5 ||
 * GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) || 460.0 ||
 * Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) || 1.5 ||
 * Source: World Development Indicators ||

Geography s flag!! This is Malis coat of arms. --Montanna

nearly the size f s, is the largest country in West Africa. Most of Mali lies in the Saharah desert in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, Burkina Fasco, and the Cote de I'voire. The only fertile area in Mali is in the South, near the Niger and Snegal rivers.
 * Prime Minister:** Modibo Sidibé (2007)

Mali's a poor country today, it has an extremely rich heritage.For centuries, it was the crossroads for great caravans during the ancient kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai. ** The Mali Empire reached its peak in the 14th century under Mansa Musa (r.1312–37), who captured Tombouctou and made Mali a center of Muslim scholarship. Tombouctou and Djenné became key centers for trans-Sahara trade. By the 17th century, however, the empire had ceased to exist, and the Tuareg took much of the northern area.
 * History



Economy Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. Economic activity is largely confined to the riverine area irrigated by the Niger. Mali's adherence to economic reform and the 50% devaluation of the African franc in January 1994 has pushed up economic growth. Several multinational corporations increased gold mining operations in 1996 and the government anticipates that Mali will become a major Sub-Saharan gold exporter in the next few years. mali's money!!! Mali is among the ten poorest nations of the world. It also recieves foriegn aid from many different sources. Before 1991 the former Soviet Union, China, and the Warsaw Pact were a very big source of economic and military aids.

Government Mali's national anthem.  = = media type="youtube" key="zxp_flJvHFM" height="344" width="425" Mali's first elected president was Alpha Konare, and was also reelected in 1997. Mali has a republican government and it's capital is Bamako.

mali's president Amadou Toumani TOURE!! this is the a graph that shows what the presidentand the othe people who are in charge of mali.
 * President || **Amadou Toumani TOURE** ||
 * Prime Minister || **Modibo SIDIBE** ||
 * Min. of Agriculture || **Tiemoko SANGARE** ||
 * Min. of Communications & Technology || **Diarra Mariam Flantie DIALLO** ||
 * Min. of Culture || **Mohamed El MOCTAR** ||
 * Min. of Defense & Veterans || **Natie PLEA** ||
 * Min. of Economy & Finance || **Ahmadou Abdoulaye DIALLO** ||

Religion They believed that the chief of the village had direct contact with the spirit and honored their respective leaders in order to please the spirit. Thus the leader of the village was the secular religious head of the community. mali women praying for spirit! []

The dominant religion in Mali is Islam, but others forllow christianity, and other ethnic religions. The ancient religion is was to pray to the spirits for good crops. []

[] Culturemedia type="youtube" key="ZK3aYs6lgLc" height="344" width="425" In spite of being one of the poorest nations in the world, Mali has long functioned as a crossroads between northern and western Africa and has developed a rich cultural tradition. Situated between the Arab world to the north and the black African nations to the south, it has for centuries been a cultural meeting place.

Social Problems Poverty is the biggest contributer to the social problems in Mali. It lacks the most basic utilities and living conditions.The government has made a special effort to improve the status of women, and a few women have entered government employment. Yet, social and cultural factors still sharply limit educational and economic opportunities for most women. Despite legal protections, most women face active discrimination in the areas of divorce, inheritance and child custody. Domestic abuse and violence against women is a common and tolerated problem. women even have to take care of baby's

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these are some of mali beaches!! these are other pictures of mali's animals

these are a few insroments that mali uses for music!!