Mali
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People
- Population: 9653261
- Population Growth: 2.95%
- Infant Mortality: 102.7 per 1000 live births (similar to Burundi, Mali, Bangladesh)
Context
- Area: 1240000 km2
- Government: republic
- Religions: Christian (1%), Muslim (90%)
- Ethnic Groups: Songhai (6%), Tuareg Moor (10%), Voltaic (12%), Peul (17%), Mande (50%)
- Borders: Senegal (419 km), Cote dIvoire (532 km), Niger (821 km), Guinea (858 km), Burkina Faso (1000 km), Algeria (1376 km), Mauritania (2237 km)
Economy
- GDP per capita: 377$US (similar to Reunion, Macau, Gaza Strip, North Korea)
- GDP from agriculture: 42.4%
- GDP from industry: 15.4%
- GDP from services: 42.2%
