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Republic of Mali
Republique de Mali
former: French Sudan and Sudanese Republic
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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45,000 (2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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40,000 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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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) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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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) |
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Radios:
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570,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus repeaters) (2001) |
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Televisions:
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45,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.ml |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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13 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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30,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 729 km
narrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge note: linked to Senegal's rail system through Kayes (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 15,100 km
paved: 1,827 km unpaved: 13,273 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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1,815 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Koulikoro |
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Airports:
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27 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 19
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 8 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 2,369,578 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,358,646 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$50 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |