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Republic of Mali
National name: République de Mali
President of the Republic: Alpha Oumar Konaré (1992)
Prime Minister: Mande Sidibe (2000)
Area: 478,819 sq. mi. (1,240,000 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 10,429,124 (average annual rate of natural increase: 3.09%); birth rate: 49.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 119.4/1000; density per sq. mi.: 22
Capital and largest city (1992 est.): Bamako, 746,000
Monetary unit: Franc CFA
Languages: French (official), African languages
Ethnicity/race: Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Sarakole), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%
Religions: Islam, 90%; traditional, 9%; Christian, 1%
Literacy rate: 32%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $8 billion; $790 per capita. Real growth rate: 4.6%. Inflation: 5%. Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 2%. Agriculture: cotton, millet, rice, corn, vegetables, peanuts; cattle, sheep, goats. Labor force: n.a.; agriculture and fishing 80% (1998 est.). Industry: minor local consumer goods production and food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining. Natural resources: gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited. Exports: $590 million (f.o.b., 1998 est.): cotton, gold, livestock. Imports: $600 million (f.o.b., 1998 est.): machinery and equipment, construction materials, petroleum, foodstuffs, textiles. Major trading partners: Thailand, Italy, China, Brazil, franc zone. Côte d'Ivoire, France, EU.
