Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
Languages
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Exports
cotton, gold, livestock
External Debt
$3,192,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Central Africa, south of Libya
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Area
1,284,000 km sq
1,240,192 km sq
Coastline
0 km
0 km
Climate
tropical in south, desert in north
subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)
