Many languages are spoken, but Islam, to which almost 95% of the population adheres, is a unifying factor. Agriculture is the main economic activity, notably in the vast internal delta of the Niger River, home to many tribes, including the Dogon, a people remarkable for their sculpture and architecture.
马里的 人口十分多样化：北方分布着沙漠游牧部落，主要是图阿雷格人（Tuareg），南方分布着占据多数的定居黑人。马里语言众多，但伊斯兰教徒占全国人口的95%，成为一个稳定要素。农业是主要经济活动，主要分布在广袤的尼日尔河内陆三角洲，这里也是众多部落的大本营，包括以雕塑和建筑著称的多贡族（Dogon）。