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MALI |
Ecobank Mali
Place de la Nation , Immeuble Amadou Sow P.O. box: BPE 1272 Phone:(223) 20 700600 Fax:(223) 20 23 33 05 Email:ecobankml@ecobank.com
Geographical data:
| Area : |
1 241 231 sq km |
| Population : |
11,995,402 (CIA July 2007 est.) |
| Capital : |
Bamako |
| Principal cities : |
Ségou, Sikasso, Mopti, Gao, Kayes, Tombouctou |
| Official language : |
French |
| Currency : |
CFA Franc (1 euro = 655.957 FCFA) |
| Independence Day: |
September 22 |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Demographic growth : |
2.681% (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy: |
49.51 years (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Literacy rate : |
46.4% (CIA 2003 est.) |
| Religion(s) : |
Islam (90%), Animism and Christianity (10%) |
| Human development Index (2002) : |
0.326 ,175 out of 177 countries |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : |
5.847 billion dollars (CIA 2006 est.) |
| GDP per capita : |
1,300 dollars (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Growth rate : |
5.1% (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
14.6% (CIA 2001 est.) |
| Rate of inflation : |
4.5% (CIA 2002 est.) |
| Net budgetary position : |
-320.42 million dollars in 2003 (The E.I.U., 2004) |
| Balance of payment: |
551 million dollars (EIU, 2003) |
| Export partners : |
Thailand (14.4%), Italy (7.7%), India (8.0%), Brazil (5.6%) |
| Import partners : |
Côte d’Ivoire (7.1%), France (15.,4%), Senegal (7.8%) |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: |
Primary : 38.4% ; Secondary : 26.1% ; Tertiary : 35.5% (The World Bank, 2004) |
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