Neighboring countries: The neighboring counties Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso to the southwest, & Senegal and Mauritania o the west.
Independence : Mali became independent in 1960, after the dissolution of French West Africa, the previous colony of French Sudan changes its name to the Republic of Mali.
Greeting: They don't just greet each other, they greet or ask how their whole family line is doing. Malians may also greet a new person with a kola nut.