AREA ................................................
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1.240.000
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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11.956.788 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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9,6 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Bamako
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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998 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,264 (170th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Senegal River 23 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Hombori Tondo 1155 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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22 September 1960 (from France)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.ml
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+223
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