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Global Sourcebook for International Data Management
by Graham Rhind
MALI |
For supplementary information, see links to post office home pages here , to postal code pages here
and to other personal name and addressing issues pages here
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Table of Contents |
22 395 489 (2022) [1]
Note: This section last updated 12th May 2021
In Bambara:
1,234.45
(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)
In French:
1 234,45
(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)
In Koyra Chiini (Songai) and Koyraboro Senni:
1 234.45
(where . indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)
Mali counts 32 languages. The official language is French . There are 2 700 000 speakers of Bambara
; 462 000 speakers of Dogon
; 911 200 speakers of Fulfulde
; 668 000 speakers of Malinke
; 600 000 speakers of Songai
and 700 000 speakers of Soninke
.
For the city of Bamako:
For other settlements:
Addresses will usually be found written in French.
A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired![]()
This is written Boîte Postale.
Mali has no postal code system.
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Note: This section last updated 5th August 2014
Refer to Exonyms in Mali for full lists of place names in Mali in other languages.
Note: This section last updated 10th July 2023
The long planned change in the number of regions in Mali from 9 to 19, plus the capital district (shown in the list below with an asterisk), has been implemented in 2022 [2]. The regions are:
Bamako*Bandiagara Bougouni Dioïla Douentza Gao
Kayes
Kidal
Kita Koulikoro
Koutiala Menaka Mopti
Nara Nioro San Ségou
Sikasso
Taoudénit
Tombouctou
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Note: This section last updated 17th April 2018
Malian telephone numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers have 8 digits. Mobile numbers commence with a 2079, 217, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9.
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