Head of state: Amadou Toumani Touré (President)
Head of government: Cissé Mariam Sidibe Kaïdama (PM)
Type of state: Republic
Land area: 1,240,000km2
Capital: Bamako
Population: 15m
Religions: 75% Moslem, 1%Christian, 9% others 
Language: French (official language)
Currency: Communauté Financière Africaine franc (XOF)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 9.077bn
Change over previous year: -41.5% 
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 691 
Swiss colony 2010: 76 people
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 8.34 m
Change over previous year: +93.0% 
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 0.24 m
Change over previous year: -81.5%