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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Mali |
| Flag |  |
| Capital | name: Bamako geographic coordinates: 12 39 N, 8 00 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 11,995,402 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | GMT |
| Location | Western Africa, southwest of Algeria see map |
| Area | total: 1.24 million sq km land: 1.22 million sq km water: 20,000 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5% |
| Religions | Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9% |
| Languages | French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages |
| Government type | republic |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 22 September (1960) |
| Constitution | adopted 12 January 1992 |
| Legal system | based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Background | The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a coup that ushered in democratic government. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's first democratic presidential election in 1992 and was reelected in 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, KONARE stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou TOURE. |
| Internet country code | .ml |
