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Official Name
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Republic of Mali
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Capital
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Bamako
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Neighbors
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Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal and Mauritania
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4.
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Area
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1.24 million sq km
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Currency
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CFA/XOF common to 8 West African countries
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Population
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20.9 million (2021)
Source: UNFPA
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Religion
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93.9% Islam, 2.8% Christian, 3.2% Animists and others
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Languages
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French (official), Bambara (spoken by around 80% of population), and numerous other African languages
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9.
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National Day
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Independence Day – 22 September (1960)
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10.
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Form of Government/Forthcoming Election (if any)
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Presidential (5 years term – with two term Constitutional limit)
Presidential election held on 29 Jul 2018 with a run-off on 12 Aug 2018. A military coup took place in August 2020. Consequently a transition government has been formed which would conduct elections in early 2022.
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Major Political Parties
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- Rally for Mali (RPM)
- Alliance for Democracy in Mali – Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice (ADEMA-PASJ)
- Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD)
- Movement for Mali (MPM)
- Alliance for Solidarity in Mali - Convergence of Patriotic Forces, (ASMA-CFP)
- ADP-Maliba (Democratic Alliance for Peace)
- Convergence for the Development of Mali (CODEM)
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Head of State/
Head of Government /
(constitutional term, since when)
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H.E. Col. Assimi Goita, President of Transition– Head of State
H.E. Mr. Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Prime Minister of Transition – Head of Government (Appointed by the Transitional President)
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GDP
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$17.51 billion (2019)
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GDP Growth Rate
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5.04% (2019)
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GDP Per Capita
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US$ 793.5 (2019)
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Principal natural resources
(agricultural and mineral)
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Gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydro-power
Note: Bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited
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Total Trade
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$8.84 billion (2019 est)
(Source: Trading Economics)
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Total Exports/Top exported products/Top importing countries
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Total Exports: $3.57 billion (2019 est),
Exports—commodities: gold (72 percent of total exports). Others include livestock, cotton, fertilizers, oil and iron.
Exports -Partners: Main export partner is South Africa (60 percent of exports). Others include: Switzerland, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Ivory Coast.(Source: Trading Economics)
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Total Imports / Top imported products / Top exporting countries
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Total Imports:$5.27 billion (2019 est)
Imports—commodities: fuel (42 percent of total imports) followed by capital equipment and foodstuffs
Import –Partners: Mali main import partner is China (20 percent of total imports). Others include: Senegal, China, France and Ivory Coast.
(Source: Trading Economics)
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Total Bilateral Trade
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Total trade US$ 184.21 million (2019-20)
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India’s Exports / Top exported products
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US$146.14 million (2019-20)
Main items of export: pharmaceutical products, cotton, nuclear reactors, boilers, vehicles & parts and accessories thereof etc.
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India’s Imports / Top imported products
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US$38.07 million (2019-20)
Main items of import: Cotton, lac, gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts, edible fruit & nuts, peel, citrus fruit, melons
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Development Partnership with India (LoCs, Grants)
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7 projects under Lines of Credit totaling US$ 303.6 million have been completed. A 225 KV double circuit power transmission project connecting Bamako and Sikasso via Bougouni (395 Kms) at the value of USD 100 million whose construction is in its initial stages and is expected to be completed by August 2022. Completed projects are in the energy sector, agriculture and food processing projects, acquisition of railway coaches and setting up of agro machinery and tractor assembly plant.
Gifting of IT Equipment to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mali - this was announced during the visit of Hon'ble Vice President of India to Mali on September 29-30 2015. These equipment were handed over to MOFA on 14 April 2017. Amount CFA 10,036,500 (Eq Rs. 10,93,074)
Cash assistance of US$500,000 towards revival of World heritage site of Timbuktu - this was announced during the visit of Hon'ble Vice President of India to Mali on September 29-30 2015. The donation cheque was handed over to the Minister of Culture on 2 March 2017. by Hon'ble MOS (MJA) during his visit to Mali.
Grant assistance of CFA 8,772,251 for procurement of scanning equipment for digitisation of documents of the African House of Photography, Bamako under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Government of Mali. (Eq. Rs. 11,85,263).
Grant assistance of CFA 2,806,500 for procurement of basic equipment in the field of obstetrics for a newly built Community Health Centre in Missirikoro, Sikasso, Mali. (Eq Rs. 3,84,163)
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Projects identified / in pipeline in solar and renewable energy fields, if any
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During ISA Founding Conference held in New Delhi in March 2018, three solar projects were selected for financing under LOC - two on bilateral basis and one through ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID):
- Setting up a sustainable village and use of solar photo voltaic technology for irrigation of 2500 ha of agricultural land at the value of US$ 22 million
- Construction of of 50 MW Solar Photo-Voltaic Power Plant in Fana at the value of US$ 60.65 million
- Construction of 2 MW Solar Photovoltaic plants in Mopti (EBID) - US$ 8 million
The LOC for projects (S.No. 1 & 2) has been offered by the Government of India and is under consideration by the Government of Mali.
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Capacity Building (ITEC and ICCR)
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Training slots allotted to Mali under ITEC Programme is 70 for 2020-21.
7 ICCR scholarships are being offered to Mali annually.
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Indian Community
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The number of Indians in Mali is estimated to be around 500. They are mainly in imports, retail business, mining, power, steel, cement, pharmaceuticals and agro industry sectors. There are some Indian civilian contractors / employees for UN peacekeeping mission - United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Though there is no official association of the Indian community in Mali, they meet often and gather together to celebrate various events and festivals.
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Indian Investment
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Indian commodities, pharmaceutical and light engineering products have a significant presence in Mali that otherwise has an abundance of Chinese / EU products. Indians in Mali are engaged primarily in business, mining, power, steel, cement, pharmaceuticals and agro-industry sectors.
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Membership of major multilateral and regional associations / organizations
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ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, G5-SAHEL.
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Factsheet on Mali
