Factsheet on Mali
FACT SHEET- REPUBLIC OF MALI
| 1. | Name and Capital | Republic of Mali, Bamako |
| 2. | Neighbours | Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal and Mauritania |
| 3. | Head of State/Head of Government | H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President - Head of StateH.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga, Prime Minister - Head of Government |
| 4. | Foreign Minister | H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Diop |
| 5 | Population | 14.52 million (2009 National Census - Provisional Data)17.60 million (2015)Source:http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/mali |
| 6 | Form of Government | Presidential |
| 7 | Area | 1.24 million sq km |
| 8. | Religion | 90% Islam, 4% Christian, 6% Indigenous beliefs |
| 9. | Languages | French (official), Bambara (spoken by 80% population), and numerous other African languages |
| 10. | National Day | Independence Day - 22 September (1960) |
| 11. | GDP | $ 14.1 billion (2015 est)Source : http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/mali |
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GDP Growth | 5.3% (2016 est)Source : http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/mali |
| 12 | Inflation | 1.5% (Feb 2017) Source: http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/mali |
| 13. | Principal natural resources | Gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower Note: Bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited Source:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2111.html |
| 14. (a) | Total Exports /products/ major importing countries | $ 327.00 billion (2015) $259.10 billion (2014) (Mainly gold, cotton, and livestock) South Africa 72.5%, Senegal 6.8%, EU 2.7%, Switzerland 2.6%, Cote d’Ivoire 2.6% Source: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/mali/forecast |
| (b) | Total Imports/products/ major exporting countries |
$ 427.60 billion (2015) $521.30billion (2014) (Mainly capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs, textiles and consumer goods, etc.) EU 26.1%, Senegal 17.2 %, Cote d’Ivoire 10.4%, China 10.2%, USA 6.6% Source: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/mali/forecast |
| 15. | Membership of the major multilateral and regional associations | Mali is a member of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, NAM, AU, ECOWAS, the African Development Bank (AFDB), FAO, G-77, OIC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, Interpol, IOC, MIGA, WHO, WIPO, WMO and WTO. |
| 16. | Currency | CFA/XOF common to 8 West African countries |
| 17. | Indian community | 200-250 approx. |
