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- People
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- Population: 8,142,373 (July 1990), growth rate 2.3% (1990).
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- Birth rate: 51 births/1,000 population (1990).
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- Death rate: 21 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
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- Net migration rate: -7 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
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- Infant mortality rate: 116 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
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- Life expectancy at birth: 45 years male, 47 years female (1990).
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- Total fertility rate: 7.1 children born/woman (1990).
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- Nationality: noun--Malian(s); adjective--Malian.
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- Ethnic divisions: 50% Mande (Bambara, Malinke, Sarakole),
- 17% Peul, 12% Voltaic, 6% Songhai, 5% Tuareg and Moor, 10% other.
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- Religion: 90% Muslim, 9% indigenous beliefs, 1% Christian.
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- Language: French (official); Bambara spoken by about 80%
- of the population; numerous African languages.
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- Literacy: 18%.
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- Labor force: 2,666,000 (1986 est.); 80% agriculture, 19% services,
- 1% industry and commerce (1981); 50% of population of working
- age (1985).
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- Organized labor: National Union of Malian Workers (UNTM)
- is umbrella organization for over 13 national unions.
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