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Location: | Western Africa, southwest of Algeria | Size: |
1,240,000 sq. km. (slightly less than twice the size of Texas) Elevation varies from
23 to 1,155 meters | Population: | 12,000,000 (approximately) * 0-14 years: 47.1% * 15-64 years: 49.9% * 65+ years: 3% Average age: 16 years Life expectancy: 45 years HIV / AIDS: 1.9% | | Muslim 90% Indigenous beliefs 9% Christian 1% | Language: | French (official) Bambara 80% other African languages | Government: | Republic | Capital: | Bamako | Independence: | 22 September 1960 |
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