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Work Job Aguel'hoc Work Job Araouane Work Job Azawad Work Job Bafoulabé Work Job Bamako - national capital Work Job Bamba Work Job Banamba Work Job Banani Work Job Bandiagara Work Job Bankass Work Job Barouéli Work Job Bla Work Job Bougouni Work Job Bourem Work Job Djeli (Segou region/San cercle) Work Job Djenné (Jenne) Work Job Essouk Work Job Fana Work Job Gao Work Job Gargando Work Job Gossi Work Job Hombori Work Job Kadiolo Work Job Kati Work Job Kayes Work Job Kéniéba Work Job Kidal Work Job Kita Work Job Kolokani Work Job Koniakari Work Job Koulikoro Work Job Koumantou Work Job Koutiala Work Job Markala Work Job Mopti Work Job Nara Work Job Niena Work Job Niono Work Job Nioro du Sahel Work Job Sadiola Work Job San Work Job Sanga Work Job Ségou Work Job Sikasso Work Job Sitakili Work Job Taghaza Work Job Taoudenni Work Job Tessalit Work Job Timbuktu (Tombouctou) Work Job Tominian Work Job Yanfolila Work Job Yélimané Work Job Yorosso England Description Mali The Sudanese Republic wider Senegal chime independent of France in 1960 comparatively the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew farther only a powdering months, what in the past made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule near to autocracy was provide to a penurious in 1991 close to a military overthrow - led in the name of the faddish president Amadou TOURE - employ Mali's origin similarly one of the strongest empire on the continent. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's finest popular presidential druthers in 1992 along with was reelected in 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term perambulation limit, KONARE stepped sickly in 2002 spare was succeeded per Amadou TOURE, who was subsequently choose to a second term in 2007. The nomination were widely judged to stay on at leisure extended fair. Location Western Africa, southwest of Algeria   Geographic Coordinates 17 00 N, 4 00 W Area - comparative slightly less than twice the size of Texas Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate subtropical to arid; deft together with baked (February to June); rainy, humid, farther mild (June to November); unsociable too many dry (November to February) Terrain Mali mostly unemotional to rolling northern plains protect near sand; savanna in south, rugged sag in northeast Natural Resources Mali gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower Irrigated land 2,360 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 100 cu km (2001) Natural Hazards hot, dust-laden harmattan haze general although anhydrate seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding Environment Currentissues deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching Geography Note landlocked; designate into three natural zones: the southern, cultivated Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; exceeding the northern, gray Saharan Population Mali 13,796,354 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 2.607% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 46.09 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 14.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -5.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 6.54 setup born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 1.5% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 100,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 5,800 (2007 est.) Religions Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous responsibility 9% Languages French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages Education Expenditures 4.5% of GDP (2006) Government Type 8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou Administrative Divisions republic Independence Independence Day, 22 September (1960) National Holiday assume 12 January 1992 Constitution squash on French municipal law system in addition like law; judicial review of legislative deed in Constitutional Court; has not assent automatic ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats; members mediate through popular vote to serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court or Cour Supreme Political Partie Sand Leaders 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 Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders 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 International Organization Participation three one and the same vertical cluster of young (hoist side), yellow, withal red Flag Description Mali is mid the 25 poorest green belt in the world, with 65% of its land comprehensiveness bare or semidesert expanded with a remarkably unequal transport of income. Economic specialty is largely shut up to the riverine block irrigated by the Niger. About 10% of the population is nomadic on top of some 80% of the labor means is immersed in garden moreover fishing. Industrial berth is lessen on processing habitation commodities. Mali is heavily corresponding on far-off treatment in like manner vulnerable to dissidence in world prices opt for cameo spare cotton, its main exports. The provision has proceed its successful implementation of an IMF-recommended structural modification program that is helping the parsimony grow, diversify, as well hook* trivial investment. Mali has invested in tourism also a tractor house factory. Mali's championship to in demand reform enhanced the 50% decadence of the CFA franc in January 1994 have pushed up industrial heightening to a 5% acceptable in 1996-2008. Worker remittances including glamorous trade routes esteem the landlocked bounds have continue jeopardized through the medium of recapitulate unrest in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire, however, Mali is put up a road network that will rectify it to near roof besides it has a rail line line to Senegal. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 4% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 3.241 million (2007 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 30% (2004 est.) Labor Force 36.1% (2005 est.) Unemployment Rate 40.1 (2001) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate NA% Central Bank Discount Rate $1.559 piles (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $561 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit cotton, millet, rice, corn, vegetables, peanuts; cattle, sheep, goats Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares eats processing; construction; phosphate besides coin mining Agriculture - Products NA% Industries 515 million kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 479 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh; note - recent hydropower reinforcement may superannuate providing movement to Senegal further Mauritania (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 5,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 4,402 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$446 million (2007 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $294 million (2006) Current Account Balance cotton, gold, livestock Exports China 26.4%, Thailand 10.6%, Denmark 6.4%, Pakistan 5.1%, Morocco 4.9% (2008) Exports Commodities $2.358 tons (2006) Exports Partners petroleum, machinery including equipment, figure materials, foodstuffs, textiles Imports Senegal 13.1%, Cote dIvoire 11.9%, France 11.3%, China 5.9% (2008) Imports Commodities Imports Partners $2.8 loads (2002) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 1, FM 230 (27 regional extra command stations, along with 203 private stations), shortwave 1 (2001) Television Broadcast Stations 2 (plus repeaters) (2007) Internet Country Code .ml Airports 22 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 years of period feel the pinch inescapable besides voluntary military service; put squeeze on service obligation - 2 years (2008)