Country Reports
Mali
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Country name |
The Republic of Mali |
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Government type |
Republic |
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Capital |
Bamako |
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Administrative regions |
8 regions: Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou |
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Independence Day |
22 September 1960 (from France) |
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National holiday |
22 September (1960) Independence Day |
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Area |
1.25 million sq km (482,077 sq miles) |
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Location |
Western Africa (southwest of Algeria) |
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Land Borders |
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal |
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Coastline |
Landlocked |
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Population |
12.7 million (UN, 2008) |
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Nationality |
Malian(s) |
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Major languages |
French, Bambara, Berber, Arabic |
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Ethnicity |
Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), other: Peul, Songhai, Voltaic, Tuareg, Moor |
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Major religion |
Islam, indigenous beliefs |
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Highest peak |
Hombori Tondo 1,155 m |
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Climate |
Subtropical to arid climate |
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Time zone |
UTC 0 |
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Currency |
1 CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc = 100 centimes |
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Telephone |
+223 |
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Internet domain |
.ml |
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GNI per capita |
US $500 (World Bank, 2007) |
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Natural resources |
Hydropower, salt, gold, uranium, phosphates, kaolin, limestone, granite, gypsum. Not exploited deposits of bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, copper |
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Agriculture products |
Livestock; cattle, goats, sheep; rice, corn, peanuts, cotton, millet, vegetables |
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Industries |
Food processing, cotton, gold, phosphate, construction |