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Flag of Mali. The national flag of Mali (drapeau national du Mali) is a tricolour with three equal vertical stripes. From the hoist (the place where the flagpole meets the flag) the colours are 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 ...
This is a list of flags of states, territories, former, and other geographic entities (plus a few non-geographic flags) sorted by their combinations of dominant colors. Flags emblazoned with seals, coats of arms, and other multicolored emblems are sorted only by their color fields. The color of text is almost entirely ignored.
Satellite image of Mali Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa, located southwest of Algeria . It lies between latitudes 10° and 25°N , and longitudes 13°W and 5°E .
The Empire of Mali reaches its height of power, covering much of Northern West Africa. 1352: Ibn Battuta, Berber scholar, travels across Africa and writes an account of all he sees 1462: Sonni Ali becomes ruler of the Songhai people and goes on to build the Songhai Empire: 1490: The Mali empire is overshadowed by the Songhai Empire 16th century
During the 200 year period between 1301 and 1500 (the 14th and 15th century) the main civilizations and kingdoms in Africa were the Mali Empire, Kingdom of Kongo, Ife Empire, Benin Kingdom, Songhai Empire, Hausa City-states, Wolof Empire, Great Zimbabwe, Kingdom of Makuria, Kanem Empire,Ethiopian Empire, Kilwa Sultanate, Kingdom of Mapungubwe, Kingdom of Mutapa, and the Ajuran Sultanate.
In 1999, the national flag and anthem were standardised by law. A de facto national flower for Japan for many is the sakura ( cherry blossom ), while a stylised depiction of a Chrysanthemum morifolium is used as the official emblem of the imperial family ( Imperial Seal of Japan ).
North Carolina; Use: Civil and state flag: Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: March 9, 1885; 139 years ago () (modified June 24, 1991): Design: A blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter "N" in gilt on the left and the letter "C" in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the union.
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky.Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Latin script: Seirios), meaning lit. 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated α CMa or Alpha CMa.