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general data of the country


 
General useful information
 
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
 
Nation and population
official name (short form): Mali
country code ISO: ML //; - FIPS: ML
location: West Africa
time zone: +0 UT
surface (land) area: 1248574 sq.km = 482077 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi
geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 25° N / South: 10° N / East: 4° E / West: 12° W
borders (land): Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, senegal, Mauritania
borders (coastline): none
climate: tropical; arid in the north
Government
independent since: 1960-09-22
type of government: republic
capital: Bamako
administrative division: region (8) + district (1)
Population
population according to the last two censuses: (1987): 7696,348 / -; (1998): 9790,492
total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 10685,948; or: 10840,000 / -; 2001: 10700,000
population density: 8,5 per sq.km = 22 per sq.mi
population growth: 2% //; - doubling time: 22 years
birth rate: 49 - 51 per 1000
death rate: 19 per 1000
fertility rate: 7 children per female
maternal mortality: per 100,000
infant mortality (1-4 years): 105 per 1000
life expectancy: 44 years (male: 40; female: 48)
age breakdown: 0-14 years: 47% //; - 15-59 years: 49% //; - 60+ years: 4%
urbanisation: 29% //; - urbanisation growth: 6%
percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 34%
Ethnic composition, language, religion
ethnic groups: Bambara 37%; Fulani/Puel 14%; Senufo 12%; Soninké 8%; Dogon 8%; Songhai 7%; Malinke 6%
languages: Mandé group 60%; French (official), plus numerous other African/Sudanese languages
religious affiliation: Muslim 90%; traditional indigenous beliefs 9%; Christian 1%
Health
daily food intake: 2118 calories per capita
population with access to safe water: 37%
people per physician: 18000
people per hospital bed:
Education, literacy
school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 28%
school enrolment: secondary education: 9%
school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 1%
adult literacy: 19% (male: 27%; female: 11%)
 
Economy and infrastructure
 
Economy and trade
currency: CFA franc = 100 centimes
annual inflation rate: 7%
population below poverty line: 48%
Gross Domestic Product: USD 740 per capita
GNI USD 240 per capita //; - [ppp: 780]
GDP growth: 1%
income: USD 280 per capita
import: USD 602 per capita //; - export: USD 330 per capita
trade: USD 97 per capita //; - or 54% of GDP
trade partners: CI SG CH CIS FR NL
human development index: 0,378 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 153
female labour force: 46%
unemployment: %
tourism: 0,09 million
Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy
land use: arable land: 2% //; - grass land: 25% //; - wooded area: 6% //; - arid land and desert: ca 60%
agriculture: labour force: 86% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 44%
agricultural products: millet, cotton, groundnuts, rice, sugar cane, vegetables, corn/maize
livestock (million): asses: 0,6 / camels: 0,5 / cattle: 6,6 / goats: 9,8 / horses: 0,1 / pigs: 0,06 / poultry: 24-25 / sheep: 6,2
fish catch: 99610 metric tonnes
industry: labour force: 2% //; - part of industry in GDP: 12%
industrial products: salt, shoes, textiles, construction
mining products: gold, salt, marble, phosphates, limestone, iron, bauxite, kaolin
CO2 emission per capita: 0,0
services: labour force: 13% //; - part of services in GDP: 44%
energy use (kg per capita): 23
electricity use (per capita):
annual water use (per capita): 162
Traffic, communication
road network: 14776 - 15100 km //; - of which paved: 12% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km
vehicles: 3 per 1000
railways: 642 km //; - railways passenger/km: 490
navigable inland waterways: 1815 km
ownership telephone: 2 - 3 per 1000
ownership radio receivers: 55 - 176 per 1000
ownership tv-sets: 12 per 1000
newspaper circulation: 4 per 1000
persons per post office: 75600
personal computers: 1 per 1000
 
Some physical landmarks
 
mountains: Hombori Tondo 1155 m
lowest point: in the southeast corner where the river Niger leaves the country
lakes (natural): Lac Débo, Lac Faguibine, Lac Niangay, Lac de Manantali
lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown
lakes (deepest): unknown
rivers: Niger, Bakoye, Bagoulé
canals: none, or unknown
waterfalls: none, or unknown
caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest:
islands: none
deserts: Sahara
other natural features:
 
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
 
other important features:
apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's
 
primary sources used for the general information:
BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks
particulars concerning population data:
 

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