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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Area: Land boundaries: total 7,243 km, Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km,Cote d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km, Senegal 419 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 9,375,132 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.89% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 51.88 births/1,000 population Death rate: 19.93 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -3 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 104.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 7.33 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Sarakole), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5% Religions: Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1% Languages: French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Literacy:
age 6 and over can read and write (1988)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Bamako Independence: 22 September 1960 (from France) Constitution: adopted 12 January 1992
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $5.4 billion National product real growth rate: 2.4% National product per capita: $600 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 35% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |