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= **Mali** =

1. Amadou Toumani Toure (current president of Mali) (a-mon-do)(to-man-ee)(tour-a) 2. Country, Economy, Geography, Population, Social Structure -Mali -"Among the 25 poorest countries in the world, Mali is a landlocked country highly dependent on gold mining and agricultural exports for revenue. The country's fiscal status fluctuates with gold and agricultural commodity prices and the harvest. Mali remains dependent on foreign aid. Economic activity is largely confined to the river area irrigated by the Niger River and about 65% of its land area is desert or semidesert. -interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger....roughly double the size of Texas -14,159,904 people -Bambar, Fulani,Soninka, Senoufo, Songhai, Maninke, Dogon 3. Went to school to become a teacher, joined the army and attended military collage, became a member of the parachute corps (advanced quickly), became the commander of the parachute corps. 4. Good foreign relations with the United states and France. Active member of the African Union. Working to control and resolve conflicts in Cote d'lvoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone is one of Malis major goals. Mali feels threatened by the potential spillover of conflicts in neighboring states and regions, mostly on northern borders though. 5. Safety and Rule of Law, Participation and Human Rights, Sustainable Economic Opportunity, Human Development A. Overall....62 B. Overall....58 C. Overall....50 D. Overall...42

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