MALI
						
									
BASIC INFORMATION
Head of State/Government : 
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
	Governance : 
Presidential Republic
	Capital : 
Bamako
	Land area : 
1,240,192 km2 or 478,839 sq mi
	Population : 
April 2009 census 	14,517,176
					
	Independence : 
22 september 1960
	Official language : 
French
	Major spoken languages : 
Bambara, Fulani, Songhai, Dogon, Tamashek, Soninke, Arabic
	Life expectancy : 
55 years
	GDP per capita (PPP) : 
 - Total 	$17.983 billion -  Per capita 	$1,100
	Annual Growth Rate : 
2.1
	Currency : 
West African CFA franc (XOF)
	Human Development Index : 
 Steady 0.407 low · 176th
	Time zone : 
GMT (UTC+0)
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MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR ECOWAS AFFAIRS
Name of Ministry : 
Ministre  des Maliens de l’Extérieur  
	Name of Minister : 
Dr. Abdourdramane SYLLA
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ECOWAS NATIONAL OFFICE
Name of Head of Office : 
Monsieur Cheick KEITA 
	Address : 
BPE 4791, Hamdalaye ACI 2OOO, Bamako
	Phones : 
(+223) 2O.29.11.22 /20.21.23.32  (+223) 66.74.25.23  
	Fax : 
	Emails : 
keitacheickh02@hotmail.fr
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