| Mali |
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| Geography | |
| Location: | Western Africa, southwest of Algeria. |
| Area: | total:
1,240,192 sq km land: 1,220,190 sq km water: 20,002 sq km |
| Natural Resources: | gold,
phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower
note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited |
| Population and Health | |
| Population: | 13,796,354 (July 2010 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14
years: 47.5% (male 3,296,354/female 3,251,277) 15-64 years: 49.6% (male 3,337,547/female 3,503,590) 65 years and over: 3% (male 194,945/female 212,641) (2010 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.607% (2010 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 46.09 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Death rate: | 14.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at
birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2010 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total:
113.66 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 4 male: 120.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 106.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total
population: 52.17 years male: 50.59 years female: 53.8 years (2010 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 6.54 children born/woman (2010 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 1.5% (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 100,000 (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 5,800 (2007 est.) |
| Literacy: | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 46.4% male: 53.5% female: 39.6% (2003 est.) |
| Economy | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $15.52 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $8.86 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 4% (2009 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $1,200 (2009 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture:
45% industry: 17% services: 38% (2001 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture:
80% industry and services: 20% (2005 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | 36.1% (2005 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 2.5% (2007 est.) |
| Agriculture - products: | cotton, millet, rice, corn, vegetables, peanuts; cattle, sheep, goats |
| Industries: | food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining |
| Exports - commodities: | cotton, gold, livestock |
| Currency (code): | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
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| Nationality: | noun:
Malian(s) adjective: Malian |
| Religions: |
Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9% |
| Languages: |
French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages |
| Country name: | conventional
long form: Republic of Mali conventional short form: Mali former: French Sudan and Sudanese Republic |
| Government type: | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital: | name:
Bamako geographic coordinates: 12 39 N, 8 00 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions: | 8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou |
| Independence: | 22 September 1960 (from France) |
| Legal system: | based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
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| Source : CIA The World Factbook |
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