Info about Mali

Most of Mali, in West Africa, lies in the Sahara. A landlocked country four-fifths the size of Alaska, it is bordered by Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, and the Côte d'Ivoire. The only fertile area is in the south, where the Niger and Senegal rivers provide irrigation.

Capital
Bamako - 1 264 000 people
all city from Mali

Country lead by
President: Amadou Toumani Touré (2002)
Prime Minister: Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (2004)

Population
11,716,829 (growth rate: 2.6%); birth rate: 49.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 107.6/1000; life expectancy: 49.0; density per sq mi: 25

Land Area
471,042 sq mi (1,220,000 sq km); total area: 478,767 sq mi (1,240,000 sq km)

Monetary unit
CFA Franc

Language
French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages

Ethnicity
Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Sarakole), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, Songhai 6%, other 5%

Religion
Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Sarakole), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, Songhai 6%, other 5%

Transportation
Railways: total: 729 km (2002). Highways: total: 15,100 km; paved: 1,827 km; unpaved: 13,273 km (1999 est.). Waterways: 1,815 km. Ports and harbors: Koulikoro. Airports: 26 (2002.

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