Key Facts

GDP (ppp) per CAPITA

$1,200 (2008 est.)

Inflation Rate

2.5% (2007 est.)

Population

12,666,987 (July 2009 est.)

Country Risk Ratings

C

Ease of Doing Business

166/181

Global Competitiveness

3.43/134

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Mali : Introduction

The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a military coup - led by the current president Amadou TOURE - enabling Mali's emergence as one of the strongest democracies on the continent. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's first democratic presidential election in 1992 and was reelected in 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, KONARE stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou TOURE, who was subsequently elected to a second term in 2007. The elections were widely judged to be free and fair.

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Sources:
CIA World Factbook (September 2009)
U.S. Dept. of State Country Background Notes (October 2009)