Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador

No representation

Capital city > Geographic coordinates

12 39 N, 8 00 W

Capital city > Time difference
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Copyright > Reference

Art. 90,

countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection

50 pma

CPIA quality of public administration rating

3

[44th of 75]

Diplomatic representation from the US > Embassy
located just off the Roi Bin Fahad Aziz Bridge just west of the Bamako central district

Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
ACI 2000, Rue 243, Porte 297, Bamako

Diplomatic representation in the US > Chancery
2130 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX

[1] (202) 332-6603

Elections > Head of state

Direct election

embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Neighbourhood

Sandy Hill

Executive branch > Chief of state
President Amadou Toumani TOURE (since 8 June 2002)

Executive branch > Elections
president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 29 April 2007 (next to be held in April 2012); prime minister appointed by the president

Flag description
three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Foreign relations > Croatia > Date of Establishment

September 20, 1995

General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth

-5.63 %

[113rd of 147]

General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)

32.184 constant 2000 US$ per c

[103rd of 146]

General government final consumption expenditure > current LCU

278300000000

General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)

0.099 $ per $1 of GDP

[120th of 184]

Government type

republic

Independence Day > Date

September 22

Judicial branch
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme

Legal system
based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Legislative branch > Election results
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ADP coalition 113 (including ADEMA 51, URD 34, MPR 8, CNID 7, UDD 3, and other 10), FDR coalition 15 (including RPM 11, PARENA 4), SADI 4, independent 15

Management time dealing with officials > % of management time

7.53 %

[11th of 38]

Parliamentary seats > Female

12%

[47th of 143]

Policy uncertainty > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint

20.78 %

[15th of 38]

Political parties and leaders
Alliance for Democratic Change (political group comprised mainly of Tuareg from Mali's northern region); African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence or SADI [Oumar MARIKO, secretary general]; Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP (a coalition of political parties including ADEMA and URD formed in December 2006 to support the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE); Alliance for Democracy or ADEMA [Diounconda TRAORE]; Convergence 2007 [Soumeylou Boubeye MAIGA]; Front for Democracy and the Republic or FDR (a coalition of political parties including RPM and PARENA formed to oppose the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE); National Congress for Democratic Initiative or CNID [Mountaga TALL]; Party for Democracy and Progress or PDP [Me Idrissa TRAORE]; Party for National Renewal or PARENA [Tiebile DRAME]; Patriotic Movement for Renewal or MPR [Choguel MAIGA]; Rally for Democracy and Labor or RDT; Rally for Mali or RPM [Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA]; Sudanese Union/African Democratic Rally or US/RDA [Mamadou Bamou TOURE]; Union for Democracy and Development or UDD [Moussa Balla COULIBALY]; Union for Republic and Democracy or URD [Soumaila CISSE]

Prime minister

Ousmane Issoufi Maïga

Procedures to build a warehouse > number (per capita)

1.184 per 1 million people

[114th of 170]

Procedures to enforce a contract > number (per capita)

2.071 per 1 million people

[114th of 171]

Procedures to register property > number (per capita)

369.866 per 1 billion people

[111st of 167]

Start-up procedures to register a business > number

13

[25th of 171]

Status
democracy

Time required to build a warehouse > days

209 days

[67th of 168]

Time required to register property > days

33 days

[110th of 167]

Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours

270 hours

[72nd of 169]

Transnational Issues > Disputes > International

none

United Nations mission
http;//www.un.int/mali/

Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006

6.1

[48th of 119]

Civil and political liberties

4.5

[52nd of 140]

CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average

3.4

[36th of 75]

CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average

3.6

[15th of 75]

Electoral system

two-round system

Female candidacy

1,956

[52nd of 161]

Female suffrage

1956

Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment

0.797422198200543

[143rd of 183]

Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes

1.9%

[66th of 110]

Parliamentary elections > Total vote

1,133,770

[101st of 154]

Parliamentary elections > Voter registration

5,254,300

[59th of 152]

Parliamentary elections > Voting age population (per capita)

462.767 per 1,000 people

[112nd of 162]

Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout

28.4%

[87th of 86]

Presidential elections > Turnout

29.2

[75th of 82]

Presidential elections > Voting age population

5,282,480

[38th of 91]