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Mali is located in the western part of the African continent, sharing its western border with Senegal and Mauritania; its northeastern border with Algeria; its eastern border with Niger; and its southern border with Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, and Guinea. The capital city is Bamako.
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  • Population: 12,291,529
  • Land Area: 1.22 million sq km
  • Capital City: Bamako
  • Languages: Bambara,  French(official),  other African languages
  • Religions: 1% Christian, 90% Muslim, 9% indigenous beliefs
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 9/22/1960
  • GDP: $11.00 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Mali country page of MSU's globalEDGE.
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  • MaliTech - Web portal to information and conversation about Mali. Site is in English.


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