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Mali

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Location

The Resume

    (September 22, 1960- )
    Gained independence from France
    Formerly French Sudan
    Located in Western Africa
    Almost double the size of Texas
    Borders Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal
    Population is half of that of New York State
    Mali means hippopotamus in Bambara

Why Mali might be annoying:

    It is landlocked.
    The people suffer dusty harmattan haze and droughts.
    Almost half the population is under fourteen.
    The average Malian woman gives birth to seven children.
    The infant mortality rate is over 12%.
    Most women don't reach their forty-ninth birthday and most men won't see their forty-sixth birthday.
    Less than one in four women can read.
    Although they have gold and uranium, they are one of the poorest countries.
    It had a military coup in 1968.

Why Mali might not be annoying:

    It is most famous for containing Timbuktu.
    Muhammad Ali, might be referred to as M. Ali.
    The country is shaped like a butterfly.
    Their borders have been altered many times by different foreign countries.
    Sheep and cheetahs call Mali home.
    Emperor Manasa Musa (1307-32) ruled ancient Mali.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 27 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 194 Votes: 30.41% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 132 Votes: 65.91% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 57 Votes: 78.95% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 68 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 55.88% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 61.64% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 107 Votes: 63.55% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 206 Votes: 56.31% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 233 Votes: 53.65% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 554 Votes: 51.08% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 440 Votes: 56.36% Annoying