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Republic of Mali
République du Mali(French)
Mali ka Fasojamana(Bambara)
FlagEmblem
Motto: "Un peuple, un but, une foi"
"One people, one goal, one faith"
Anthem: Le Mali
"Mali"[1]
Capital
(and largest city)		Bamako
12°39′N8°0′W / 12.65°N 8°W / 12.65; -8
Official language(s)French
Vernacular languagesBambara
DemonymMalian
GovernmentSemi-presidential republic
 - PresidentAmadou Toumani Touré
 - Prime MinisterModibo Sidibé
Independence
 - from France as the Sudanese Republic, with Senegal as the Mali Federation4 April 1960 
 - as Mali22 September 1960 
Area
 - Total1,240,192 km2 (24th)
478,839 sq mi 
 - Water (%)1.6
Population
 - April 2009 census14,517,176[2] (67th)
 - Density11.7/km2 (215th)
30.3/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2009 estimate
 - Total$16.031 billion[3] 
 - Per capita$1,173[3] 
GDP (nominal)2009 estimate
 - Total$8.965 billion[3] 
 - Per capita$656[3] 
Gini (1994)50.5 (high) 
HDI (2007)increase 0.371 (low) (178th)
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zoneGMT(UTC+0)
 - Summer (DST)not observed (UTC+0)
Drives on theright[4]
ISO 3166 codeML
Internet TLD.ml
Calling code223

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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