GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $11 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $18.26 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,300 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Bamako
Population (Estimated July 2012): 14,533,511
Area: 1,248,574 km2 or 482,077 mi2
Currency: CFA Franc (CFAF)
Official Language: French
Political Information: Semi Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 90% of the population are Muslim, 9% follow indigenous beliefs and 1% are Christian)
Highest Mountain: Hombori Tondo at 1,155m or 3789ft
Largest River:Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 8 regions (regions, singular - region), 1 district*; District de Bamako*, Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou (Timbuktu)
Leaders: President Amadou Toumani Touré with Prime Minister Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
Additional: Gained independence from France on the 22nd of September 1960.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.