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 | MALIgeneral 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: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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