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Flag of Mali
CapitalBamako
Pop 202622,395,489
Area1,240,192 km²
Density18/km²
RegionWestern Africa
CurrencyWest African CFA Franc
Head of Country
Assimi Goïta (since 2021) · PM Abdoulaye Maïga (since 2022)

Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of Mali is a vertical tricolour of green, gold, and red, the pan-African colours. The flag of Mali is almost identical to the flag of Guinea, with the exception that the colours are in reverse order. == Symbolism == The green stands for fertility of the land, gold stands for purity and mineral wealth, and the red symbolizes the blood shed for independence from the invader.

Meaning of Flag Colors

Red Green Gold

Red, Green, Gold

Flag History

  1. 1959–1961
    Flag of Mali #1
    The original flag was adopted on 4 April 1959, when Mali joined the Mali Federation.
  2. 1961
    The current flag was adopted on 1 March 1961.
  3. Present
    Current flag of Mali
    Current national flag.

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