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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Republic of Mali
Conventional short form Mali Local long form Republique de Mali Local short form Mali Former French Sudan and Sudanese Republic Government type
Republic
Capital
Name Bamako
Geographic coordinates 12 39 N, 8 00 W Time difference UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions
8 regions (regions, singular - region), 1 district*; District de Bamako*, Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou (Timbuktu) Independence
22 September 1960 (from France) Constitution
Adopted 12 January 1992
Legal system
Civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court International law organization participation
Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
[Interim] President Dioncounda TRAORE (since 12 April 2012) Note In the aftermath of the March 2012 coup, deposed President TOURE, in a brokered deal, resigned to facilitate the naming of an interim president and transition back toward democratic rule Head of government [Interim] Prime Minister Cheick Modibo DIARRA (since 17 April 2012) Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister Elections President elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 29 April 2007 (next to be held on 29 April 2012); prime minister appointed by the president Election results Amadou Toumani TOURE reelected president; percent of vote - Amadou Toumani TOURE 71.2%, Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA 19.2%, other 9.6% Legislative branch
Unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Elections Last held on 1 and 22 July 2007 (next to be held in July 2012) Election results Percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ADP coalition 113 (ADEMA 51, URD 34, MPR 8, CNID 7, UDD 3, and other 10), FDR coalition 15 (RPM 11, PARENA 4), SADI 4, independent 15 Judicial branch
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme
Political parties and leaders
African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence or SADI [Oumar MARIKO, secretary general]; Alliance for Democracy or ADEMA [Diounconda TRAORE]; Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP (a coalition of political parties including ADEMA and URD formed in December 2006 to support the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE); Alliance for Democratic Change (political group comprised mainly of Tuareg from Mali's northern region); Convergence 2007 [Soumeylou Boubeye MAIGA]; Front for Democracy and the Republic or FDR (a coalition of political parties including RPM and PARENA formed to oppose the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE); National Congress for Democratic Initiative or CNID [Mountaga TALL]; Party for Democracy and Progress or PDP [Mady KONATE]; Party for National Renewal or PARENA [Tiebile DRAME]; Patriotic Movement for Renewal or MPR [Choguel MAIGA]; Rally for Democracy and Labor or RDT [Amadou Ali NIANGADOU]; Rally for Mali or RPM [Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA]; Sudanese Union/African Democratic Rally or US/RDA [Mamadou Basir GOLOGO]; Union for Democracy and Development or UDD [Moussa Balla COULIBALY]; Union for Republic and Democracy or URD [Soumaila CISSE] Political pressure groups and leaders
Other
The army; Islamic authorities; rebels in the northern region; state-run cotton company CMDT; tuaregs International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), CD, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador Al Maamoun Baba Lamine KEITA Chancery 2130 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 Telephone [1] (202) 332-2249, 939-8950FAX [1] (202) 332-6603 Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission Ambassador Mary Beth LEONARD
Embassy Located just off the Roi Bin Fahad Aziz Bridge just west of the Bamako central district Mailing address ACI 2000, Rue 243, Porte 297, Bamako Telephone [223] 270-2300FAX [223] 270-2479 Flag description
Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red Note Uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Senegal (which has an additional green central star) and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea National anthem
Name "Le Mali" (Mali)
Lyrics/music Seydou Badian KOUYATE/Banzoumana SISSOKO Note Adopted 1962; the anthem is also known as "Pour L'Afrique et pour toi, Mali" (For Africa and for You, Mali) and "A ton appel Mali" (At Your Call, Mali)
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