{"population":22395489,"blurb":{"text":"Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the eighth-largest country in Africa and the 23rd largest country in the world, with an area of 1,240,192 square kilometres (478,841 sq mi).","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali"},"vexillology":{"text":"The national flag of Mali is a vertical tricolour of 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 reverse order.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Mali"},"flagDesign":{"text":"The green stands for fertility of the land, gold stands for purity and mineral wealth, and the red symbolizes the blood shed for independence from the invader.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Mali"},"photos":["https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Assimi_Go%C3%AFta_with_Russian_president_Vladimir_Putin_July_2023.jpg/500px-Assimi_Go%C3%AFta_with_Russian_president_Vladimir_Putin_July_2023.jpg","https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Comit%C3%A9_national_pour_le_salut_du_Peuple_-_2020_Malian_coup_d%27Etat_2.jpg/500px-Comit%C3%A9_national_pour_le_salut_du_Peuple_-_2020_Malian_coup_d%27Etat_2.jpg","https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Djenne_market.jpg/500px-Djenne_market.jpg","https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Flip-flop_business.jpg/500px-Flip-flop_business.jpg"]}