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  1. Date of Independence: September 22, 1960 (from France)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: January 12, 1992
  3. Population: 10,429,124 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 482,077 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Bamako
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, copper
  8. Main Industries: consumer goods, food processing, construction, phosphate and gold mining
  9. Agriculture: cotton, millet (grain), rice, corn, vegetables, peanuts, cattle, sheep, goats
  10. Currency: Communaute Financi√®re Africaine (CFA) franc
  11. GDP: $8 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $790 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: French (official), Bambara, other African languages
  14. Religions: Islam, traditional African belief systems, Christianity
  15. Literacy Rate: 31% 
  16. Life Expectancy:    46 years (male)
  17.                 49 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 50 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 19 deaths per 1,000 population