Flag of Mali

🎨 What the flag means

Mali's flag has three up-and-down stripes of green, gold and red, known as the Pan-African colours. Green stands for the fertile land, gold for purity and the country's mineral riches, and red remembers the people who struggled for independence.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

22.4 million (2022)

🏙️ Capital

Bamako4.2 million people (2023)

🗣️ Main language

BambaraAlso official: French

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The name Mali comes from an old empire, and it first meant "hippopotamus" before coming to mean "the place where the king lives".
2. Long ago, the city of Timbuktu in Mali was famous as a busy centre of trade and learning.
3. Mali's griots, musicians and storytellers who pass down history in songs, are known as "Keepers of Memories".