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Republic of Mali

Republique de Mali

former: French Sudan and Sudanese Republic


 
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COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
45,000 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
40,000 (2001)
Telephone system:
general assessment: domestic system unreliable but improving; provides only minimal service
domestic: network consists of microwave radio relay, open wire, and radiotelephone communications stations; expansion of microwave radio relay in progress
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 28, shortwave 1
note: the shortwave station in Bamako has seven frequencies and five transmitters and relays broadcasts for China Radio International (2001)
Radios:
570,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (plus repeaters) (2001)
Televisions:
45,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.ml
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
13 (2001)
Internet users:
30,000 (2002)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
total: 729 km
narrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge
note: linked to Senegal's rail system through Kayes (2001)
Highways:
total: 15,100 km
paved: 1,827 km
unpaved: 13,273 km (1996)
Waterways:
1,815 km
Ports and harbors:
Koulikoro
Airports:
27 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 19
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 8 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military branches:
Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 2,369,578 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,358,646 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$50 million (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2% (FY01)
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
none
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