| COUNTRY FACTS: MALI | |
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| Name(official): | Republic of Mali |
| Name(short): | Mali |
| Capital City: | Bamako |
| Location: | Western Africa Click to enlarge Map of Mali |
| Coordinate: | 17 00N, 4 00 W |
| Independence: | (from France) September 22nd; 1960. |
| President: | Amadou Toumani Toure(President), Ousmane Issoufi Maiga(Prime Minister) |
| Type of Government: | Republic |
| Total Area: | 1.24million sq.km. |
| Population: | 11 716 829 (July 2006 est.) |
| People: | Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%. |
| Religion: | muslim 90%, indigenous belief 9%, christians 1%. |
| Languages: | French(official), 80% also speak Bambara, other local languages. |
| Literacy: | 46.4%total, 53.5%male, 39.6%female (2003 est.) |
| Currency: | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (1CFAF= 100centimes) |
| GDP(per capita): | $1 200 (2005 est.) |
| Arable Land: | 3.76% (2005est.) |
| Agriculture: | Corn, cotton, millet, cattles, sheep, goats,rice, vegetables, peanuts. |
| Natural resources: | Uranium, gypsum, gold, phosphate, kaolin, salt, limestone, granite, hydropower. The unexploited areas include:bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin and copper. |
| Embassy in Japan: | Embassy of the Republic of Mali, Chancery: 3-12-9, Kami-Osaki, Shinagawa-ku. Post Code: 141-0021 Tel. 03-5447-6881 |
| General Info: | |
| International Phone Code: | +223 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Tourism:
MAJOR CITIES
Bamako, Sikasso, Segou, Mopti, Koutiala.
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- United Nations
- African Union
- ECOWAS
- CEN-SAD
- NEPAD
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
Mali is divided into 8 regions, namely:
Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou.