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

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Currency : West African CFA franc (XOF)

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Time zone : GMT (UTC+0)