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Sub Saharan Africa

Mali
Last reviewed: 25 February 2009

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Geography

Mali, a Sahel state, is landlocked and is mostly desert or semi-desert. 10% of the population is nomadic and 20% urban. The climate is subtropical to arid. The terrain is mostly flat, including desert plains in the north, savannah in the south and rugged hills in the north-east. Mali suffers from deforestation, soil erosion, desertification and inadequate supplies of drinking water.

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• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• European Union (EU)
• African Union
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