Independence Year : 1960
Population : 11234000
Life Expectancy : 46.7
Capital : 2482
GNP : 2642.00
GNP Old : 2453.00
Local Name : Mali
Government Form : Republic
Location : Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Terrain : Savannah and desert.
Climate : Semitropical in the south; arid in the north.
Ethnic Group : Manding, Mande (Bambara or Bamana, Malinke, Sarakole, Soninke) 50%, Fulani, Songhai, Voltaic, Tuareg and Maur
Religions : Islam 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%.
Official Website :
www.koulouba.pr.ml
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General Information - Mali
Background
The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 with a transitional government, and in 1992 when Mali's first democratic presidential election was held. Since his reelection in 1997, President KONARE has continued to push through political and economic reforms and to fight corruption. In 1999 he indicated he would not run for a third term.
(Source: CIA - The World Factbook)
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