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FACT FILE
| Location: |
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria |
| Geographic coordinates: |
17 00 N, 4 00 W |
| Area: |
total: 1.24 million sq km
land: 1.22 million sq
km
water: 20,000 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 7,243 km
border countries:
Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina Faso 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km, Cote d'Ivoire
532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km, Senegal 419 km |
| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
| Climate: |
subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy,
humid, and mild June to November; cool and dry November to February |
| Terrain: |
mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand;
savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Senegal River 23 m
highest point: Hombori
Tondo 1,155 m |
| Natural resources: |
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower
note: bauxite, iron
ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited |
| Land use: |
arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 25%
forests and woodland:
6%
other: 67% (1993 est.) |
| Irrigated land: |
780 sq km (1993 est.) |
| Natural hazards: |
hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons;
recurring droughts |
| Environment - current
issues: |
deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; inadequate
supplies of potable water; poaching |
| Environment - international
agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea,
Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban |
| Geography - note: |
landlocked |
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Capital: Bamako
Area: 1 240 000 km²
Population: 11 134 000
Currency: 1 US$ = 600 CFA
GDP: 172/543$
HDI : 171/229
Languages: French, Bambara, Senoufo, Sarakole, Dogon, Songhai,
Tuareg, Arab
Ethnic groups: Bambara, Fulani, Tuareg, Soninka, Sénoufi, Songhai,
Malinké
Religions: Muslim 80%, Animist 18%, Christian 2%
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