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Background: The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of
France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew
after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese
Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to
a close in 1991 by a coup that ushered in democratic
government. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's first democratic
presidential election in 1992 and was reelected in 1997. In
keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, KONARE
stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou TOURE.
Borders: Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina Faso 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km,
Cote d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km,
Senegal 419 km
Population: 13,518,420
GDP per capita: $392.45 per capita
Capital with population: Bamako - 746,000
Largest city with population: Bamako - 746,000
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