MALI MALI REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE SEPTEMBER 22 1960 FROM FRANCE DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION JANUARY 12 1992 POPULATION 10429124 1999 EST AREA 482077 SQ MI CAPITAL BAMAKO FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES GOLD PHOSPHATES KAOLIN SALT LIMESTONE URANIUM BAUXITE IRON ORE MANGANESE TIN COPPER MAIN INDUSTRIES CONSUMER GOODS FOOD PROCESSING CONSTRUCTION PHOSPHATE AND GOLD MINING AGRICULTURE COTTON MILLET GRAIN RICE CORN VEGETABLES PEANUTS CATTLE SHEEP GOATS CURRENCY COMMUNAUTE FINANCIERE AFRICAINE CFA FRANC GDP 8 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 790 1998 EST LANGUAGES FRENCH OFFICIAL BAMBARA OTHER AFRICAN LANGUAGES RELIGIONS ISLAM TRADITIONAL AFRICAN BELIEF SYSTEMS CHRISTIANITY LITERACY RATE 31 LIFE EXPECTANCY 46 YEARS MALE 49 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 50 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 19 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
