President: Dr Nicholas Liverpool Prime minister: Roosevelt Skerrit
Population
15,494,466
73,126
Life Expectancy
53.060 years
76.180 years
Capital City
Bamako
Largest city
Bamako (population: 1,297,280)
Roseau (population: 16,571)
Human Development Index
0.391
0.797
GDP per capita
$1,100 US
Literacy Rate
46.4%
94%
Corruption Perception Index
3.1
6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
10.2%
19.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
30.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Legal
Political System
republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
22 September 1960 (from France)
Religions
Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Languages
French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
English (official), French patois
Exports
cotton, gold, livestock
External Debt
$3,192,000,000 $
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
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Area
1,240,192 km sq
751 km sq
Coastline
0 km
148 km
Climate
subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
