Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sagala is a village and seat of the commune of Bellen in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. Bellen is a commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of Mali. The principal town lies at Sagala. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 18,388. Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara, while the country''s southern region, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Sénégal rivers. The country''s economic structure centers around agriculture and fishing. Some of Mali''s natural resources include gold, uranium, and salt. Mali is considered to be one of the poorest nations in the world.