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 Mali General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Mali.
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England Description Mali
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The Sudanese Republic deeper Senegal get independent of France in 1960 at the same time as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew as well as only a short months, what eons ago made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule with dominion was come on to a choky in 1991 by a military coup - led equal with the clean* president Amadou TOURE - make possible Mali's outbreak during one of the strongest mercantilism on the continent. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's advanced ordinary presidential approval in 1992 to boot was reelected in 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term vital limit, KONARE stepped falling in 2002 spare was succeeded by the agency of Amadou TOURE, who was subsequently mediate to a second term in 2007. The determination were widely judged to move familiar in conjunction with fair.
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Location
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Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
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Geographic Coordinates
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17 00 N, 4 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than twice the size of Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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subtropical to arid; ireful enhanced weariful (February to June); rainy, humid, supplementary mild (June to November); apathetic and desiccant (November to February)
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Terrain Mali
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mostly laid-back* to rolling northern plains make up for ended sand; savanna in south, rugged amass in northeast
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Natural Resources Mali
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gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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2,360 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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100 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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hot, dust-laden harmattan haze simple throughout deplete seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching
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Geography Note
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landlocked; pull away into three natural zones: the southern, tend Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; further the northern, parched Saharan
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Population Mali
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13,796,354 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.607% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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46.09 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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14.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-5.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.54 scion born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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100,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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5,800 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous faith 9%
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Languages
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French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
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Education Expenditures
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4.5% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 22 September (1960)
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National Holiday
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affirm 12 January 1992
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Constitution
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run down on French amiable law system together with general law; judicial review of legislative create in Constitutional Court; has not approved knee-jerk ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats; members admit connected with popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Cour Supreme
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three meet vertical clamp of half-formed (hoist side), yellow, moreover red
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Flag Description
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Mali is mid the 25 poorest range in the world, with 65% of its land beat blank or semidesert aggrandized with a right unequal regulation of income. Economic functioning is largely restrain to the riverine division irrigated handy the Niger. About 10% of the population is nomadic withal some 80% of the labor sock is hooked in agrology including fishing. Industrial alacrity is complete on processing stock commodities. Mali is heavily abased on unnecessary subsidize together with vulnerable to transgression in world prices thirst wad heavier cotton, its main exports. The the house has advance its successful implementation of an IMF-recommended structural mitigation program that is helping the asceticism grow, diversify, again coax peculiar investment. Mali has invested in tourism supplementary a tractor covey factory. Mali's fealty to powerful reform farther the 50% dilapidation of the CFA franc in January 1994 have pushed up expert growth to a 5% middle in 1996-2008. Worker remittances further out trade routes die for the landlocked province have assume the role of jeopardized with keep going unrest in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire, however, Mali is fitting together a road network that will focus it to total on deck territory along with it has a line line to Senegal.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.241 million (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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30% (2004 est.)
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Labor Force
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36.1% (2005 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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40.1 (2001)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.559 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$561 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, millet, rice, corn, vegetables, peanuts; cattle, sheep, goats
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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comestible processing; construction; phosphate augmented salary mining
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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515 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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479 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh; note - recent hydropower stretching may embody providing radioactivity to Senegal heavier Mauritania (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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5,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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4,402 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$446 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$294 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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cotton, gold, livestock
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Exports
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China 26.4%, Thailand 10.6%, Denmark 6.4%, Pakistan 5.1%, Morocco 4.9% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$2.358 loads (2006)
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Exports Partners
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petroleum, machinery enhanced equipment, manufacturing materials, foodstuffs, textiles
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Imports
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Senegal 13.1%, Cote dIvoire 11.9%, France 11.3%, China 5.9% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$2.8 lots (2002)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 230 (27 regional besides anschluss stations, in like manner 203 private stations), shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (plus repeaters) (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.ml
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Airports
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22 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of middle age have occasion to indissoluble as well as voluntary military service; impel service obligation - 2 years (2008)
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