Flag of Mali

What the flag means

• 🟢Green — fertility and hope
• 🟡Yellow — purity and mineral wealth
• 🔴Red — the blood of independence (Pan-African)

Design set by: ⁨Constitution du 22 juillet 2023, article 30⁩ · Adopted 1961

Highlights

• 🕌 Djenné's Great Mud Mosque
• 📜 Timbuktu, city of wisdom
• 🎶 Malian music, roots of blues
• 🏜️ Sahara and Niger River views
• 🎭 Mystical Dogon culture

Quick facts

Region

Africa · Western Africa

Population

25,198,821 people (2025)

Area

1,240,192 km²

Capital

Bamako

Languages

Bambara, French

Currency

West African CFA franc (XOF)

Organizations

United Nations, African Union

Neighboring countries

• Algeria
• Burkina Faso
• Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Senegal

Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.