The Republic of Mali, located in west Africa, is completely landlocked and bordered by Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Nigeria and Senegal. Spanning 478,839 square miles, Mali is roughly twice the size of Texas.The official language is French though near 80% of its population of 14.5 million also speak Bambara and Arabic is also common.
Mali is extremely culturally diverse with a variety of ethnic groups represented the largest being the Mande people making up near 50% of the population. The country is predominantly Sunni Muslim although several of Mali's regions are home to the Islamic sect of Dawa.
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