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Country name Mali, in 35 editions.

The entry for Mali published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.

editions changed the text
15
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).

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conventional long form:
Republic of Mali
conventional short form:
Mali
local long form:
République de Mali
local short form:
Mali
former:
  • French Sudan,
  • Sudanese Republic,
  • Mali Federation
etymology:
  • name derives from the Mali Empire of the 13th to 16th centuries A.D.;
  • the Mali name may come from a local ethnic group, the Malinke, whose name is derived from the words ma , meaning "mother," and dink , meaning "child" -- a reference to the matrilinear descent of Malinke families

conventional long form: Republic of Mali
conventional short form: Mali
local long form: République de Mali
local short form: Mali
former: French Sudan, Sudanese Republic, Mali Federation
etymology: name derives from the West African Mali Empire of the 13th to 16th centuries A.D. A.D.; the Mali name may come from a local ethnic group, the Malinke, whose name is derived from the words ma , meaning "mother," and dink , meaning "child" -- a reference to the matrilinear descent of Malinke families

Central Intelligence Agency. “Mali: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mali/country-name.

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