In French the country Mali is masculine.
When you are referring to a country, there is no gender; therefore , it cannot be either masculine or feminine.
ruler (for measuring) is feminine ruler (of country) is masculine
la Martinique is a French region, not a country. The noun is feminine.
I think
The adjective, Italian, can be either masculine or feminine/ EX: La maison Italienne is feminine but Le village Italien is masculine. If you mean the country of Italy, it is spelled L'Italie and is feminine.
Wales is called "le Pays de Galles" in French. This is a masculine noun.
Feminine
its masculine no doubt
Feminine "Une vie"
It's masculine. You say "un pays".
Masculine