People (Mali)
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     Population:
         8,641,178 (July 1992), growth rate 2.5% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         52 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         21 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         -5 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         110 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         43 years male, 47 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         7.3 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Malian(s); adjective - Malian
     Ethnic divisions:
         Mande (Bambara, Malinke, Sarakole) 50%, Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%,
         Tuareg and Moor 5%, other 10%
     Religions:
         Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%
     Languages:
         French (official); Bambara spoken by about 80% of the population; numerous
         African languages
     Literacy:
         32% (male 41%, female 24%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         2,666,000 (1986 est.); agriculture 80%, services 19%, industry and commerce
         1% (1981); 50% of population of working age (1985)
     Organized labor:
         National Union of Malian Workers (UNTM) is umbrella organization for over 13
         national unions