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12°39′N 8°0′W || ** Absolute Location:  ** 42°21′28″N 71°03′42″W || Mali is located in Western Africa, Southwest of Algeria. || **Relative Location:** bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, **Rhode Island**, **Connecticut**, **New York,** **Vermont** and **New Hampshire** || __Goods:__ Donkey Rickshaws, Boats, and, People __People__:Wakling, Trains, Wooden Boats, Planes, and Some Highways. __Ideas:__ Talking, Letter/Maling, and Phones || **Movement:** __Goods:__ Boats, Semi-trucks, and Airplanes. __People:__ Cars, Walking, Taxis Trains/Subways and Bikes. __Ideas:__ Internet, Mail,Texting, and Television. || __Precipitation:__ 28 to 39 in yearly __Area:__ Rual || **Region:** __Precipitation:__ 41.5 in. yearly __Area:__ City like, Urban || __Settled:__ September 22, 1960 __Language:__French and Bambara
 * Bamako, Mali || Boston, MA ||
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 * Elevation: 1250 ft. above sea level [[image:lembrich/mali.png width="163" height="122"]] || Elevation: 141 ft. above sea level[[image:lembrich/Massachusetts-contour-map-978.jpg width="247" height="153"]] ||
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__Historical:__ 1. Mali gained independence from France in 1960. 2.They have a Republic government 3.Their Ambassador is Mary Beth Lenard. __Population:__Approximately 14,159,904

__Climate:__ Rainy season lasts from June to October. The winter season is between October and February, which is followed by extremely hot and dry climate till June. || **Place:** __Settled:__ September 17, 1630 __Language:__ English __Historical:__ 1.Boston is the home of the very first Public Library, and Subway. 2.Boston is home to the Boston Tea Party Ship. 3.From 1659 to 1681, it was against the law to celebrate Christmas in Boston because the pilgrims thought it was debauched. __Population:__ 6,587,536 __Climate:__ Boston's coldest month is January when the average temperature overnight is 22.1°F. In July, the warmest month, the average day time temperature rises to 82.2°F. || || **Housing:** In Boston their homes are almost exactly like ours but some are right along the city streets, so they have to be apartment type houses. City: Regular: || || ** Leisure: ** People in Boston like to play almost every sport like, Baceball (The Boston Red Sox) Basketball ( Boston Celtics) and many more. || 1. When shaking hands, one may show special respect by touching one's own right elbow with the fingertips of the left hand. 2. Their avarage life expactancy for a male is 51 and for women, 54. 3. Music and dance are a fundamental part of daily life. Most players of traditional music belong to a caste called //jélé//. || **3 Facts:** 1. Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg has the longest place-name in North America. Many people can’t pronounce even the shortened version, so they call it Lake Webster. 2. Volleyball and basketball were invented in Massachusetts. The first World Series baseball and National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star games were held in Boston. 3. Massachusetts is sometimes nicknamed the Baked Bean State because the Puritans used to serve baked beans on Sundays. ||
 * ** Housing: ** The typical Malian home is small and is either made of crude cement bricks or the typical building material for Mali - mud bricks.
 * ** Leisure: ** Malian children and adults love to play soccer. But they call it Football. They also like to play basketball, their womans basketball team competed in the Beijing Olympics.
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