🇲🇱 How to recognise Mali in Street View
Mali is in West Africa. Here's how to tell you've landed in Mali when Far Fetched drops you there in Street View.
| Drive on | the right ➡️ |
|---|---|
| Signs in | French |
| Region | West Africa |
| Borders | Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal |
Clues to look for
Dry, flat land with mud-brick buildings and French signs.
Driving side
Cars in Mali drive on the right. So do Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Togo, which are also in West Africa. Most of the world drives on the right, so this alone won't narrow it down much: check the signs next.
Countries it's easy to confuse with Mali
If you guess a neighbour of Mali you still score 2 points, and any other country in West Africa scores 1 point.
Practise spotting Mali
Play Solo or Survival and choose the Africa map to see more places like Mali. Or try today's daily challenge: five places, one guess each, the same for everyone.
Questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Mali?
In Mali, cars drive on the right.
What language are signs in Mali written in?
You'll see French on signs in Mali.
Which countries look like Mali in Street View?
Its neighbours (Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea) and other countries in West Africa can look similar. Check the language on signs and the driving side first.
Is Mali in Far Fetched?
Yes. Mali is one of the 214 countries and territories you can be dropped into in Far Fetched, a free Street View country-guessing game.