Mali Fact Sheet

Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries

Record Name Year Country Previous Ruler Country Date
Mali Country Formation Date 1960 Mali France September 22, 1960
Somalia Country Formation Date 1960 Somalia July 1, 1960

Database: Industrial Light & Magic Visual Effects Movies

Record Name Year Studio Release Date Movie
Malice 1993 Castle Rock/Warner Bros. Sep 29, 1993 Malice

Database: Death Rates by Country

Record Name Country Death Rate (per 1000 persons) Source
Death Rate for Somalia Somalia 16.6 Wikipedia
Death Rate for Mali Mali 14.7 Wikipedia

Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country

Record Name Country Metal 1999 (Kilograms) 2000 (Kilograms) 2001 (Kilograms) 2002 (Kilograms) 2003 (Kilograms) Source
Gold production for Mali Mali Gold 23,688 28,717 42,288 56,028 45,528 United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

Database: World Wide Lanuage Speakers

Record Name Language Primary Country Source Rank Speakers
SOMALI World Wide Language Speakers SOMALI Somalia 13th Edition of the Ethnologue 83 9,472,000

Database: Food Additives and their purpose

Record Name Primary Purpose Code Additive
296 Malic acid Acidity Regulator 296 Malic acid

Database: PGA TOUR 1993 Money Leaders

Record Name Player Sport Year Events Money Earned Source
Mike Malizia PGA Golf Earnings (1993) Mike Malizia Golf 1993 1 $2,996 PGA Golf

Database: Traditional Anniversary Gemstones

Record Name Gemstone Occasion Source Year
Year 8 Tourmaline Tourmaline anniversary gift European jewelers' guilds Year 8

Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country

Record Name Country Source Life Expectancy Rank
Mali Life Expectancy Mali World Fact Book 49.51 198
Somalia Life Expectancy Somalia World Fact Book 48.84 204

Database: World Oil Production by Country

Record Name Country Year Source Barrels per Day
Mali Oil Production Mali 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 0
Somalia Oil Production Somalia 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 0

Database: Number of Airports in World Countries

Record Name Country Year Airports Source
Number of Airports in Mali Mali 2007 29 CIA World Fact Book
Number of Airports in Somalia Somalia 2007 67 CIA World Fact Book

Database: Local Names of World Countries

Record Name Country Local Name
Local Name for Mali Mali Mali
Local Name for Somalia Somalia Somalia

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for Mali Mali 14.60 2001 est. Wikipedia

Database: United States Medal of Honor Statistics

Record Name War Country Total Army Navy Marines Air Force Coast Guard Posthumous Source
Somalia Medal of Honor Citations Somalia United States 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 United States Army

Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits

Record Name Country Region Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent)
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Mali Mali Africa 0.00

Database: Council of Europe's treaties

Record Name Treaty European Non-Member State Non European Non-Member State European Community Number Opening date Entry into force date Source
European Convention relating to the Formalities required for Patent Applications (016) European Convention relating to the Formalities required for Patent Applications Yes Yes 016 11/12/1953 1/6/1955 Council of Europe

Database: World Literacy Rates

Record Name Country Source Total Men Women Year
Mali Literacy Rate Mali UNESCO 49.7 percent 56.6 percent 43.1 percent 2005
Somalia Literacy Rate Somalia UNESCO 24.1 percent 36.1 percent 14 percent 1995

Database: Auto Performance

Record Name Year Make Type Engine (Liters) Engine Cylinders Country Model Base Price Horsepower 0-60 Curb Weight Pounds per HP
2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS 2007 CHEVROLET Hatchback 3.9 V6 United States Malibu Maxx SS 240 6.8 3620
2007 Chevrolet Malibu SS 2007 CHEVROLET Sedan 3.9 V6 United States Malibu SS 240 6.7 3415
2008 Chevrolet Malibu* 2008 CHEVROLET Sedan 3.6 V6 United States Malibu* 252 6.7 3400

Database: List of countries by train railway track length

Record Name Country Year Reported Transportation Type Railway Length (km) Source
Mali Railway Length Mali 2005 Train 729 Wikipedia

Database: List of Best Selling Drugs

Record Name Drug Company Purpose Rank (2006) Generic Name 2006 Sales Change from 2005 First Approval Date Source
Xolair (Omalizumab) Xolair Roche, Genentech Asthma 199 Omalizumab 429 32% Jun-2003 Wikipedia

Database: Internet Country Codes

Record Name Country Internet Code
ML Mali Mali ML
SO Somalia Somalia SO

Database: Prison Population by Country

Record Name Year Source
Prison population for Mali 2007 Human Development Reports (UNDP)

Database: PGA TOUR 1999 Money Leaders

Record Name Player Sport Year Events Money Earned Source
Mike Malizia PGA Golf Earnings (1999) Mike Malizia Golf 1999 1 $5,434 PGA Golf

Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs

Record Name Manufacturer/Distributor Drug Trade Name Approved Use Approval Date Source
Zyloprim (GlaxoSmithKline) GlaxoSmithKline allopurinol Zyloprim Patients with leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumor malignancies who are receiving cancer therapy which causes elevations of serum and urinary uric acid levels and who cannot tolerate oral therapy. May 17 1996 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Blenoxane (Bristol-Myers Squibb) Bristol-Myers Squibb bleomycin Blenoxane Sclerosing agent for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) and prevention of recurrent pleural effusions. Feb 20 1996 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Gliadel (MGI Pharma) MGI Pharma carmustine Gliadel Treatment of patients with malignant glioma undergoing primary surgical resection Feb 25 2003 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Aranesp (Amgen) Amgen darbepoetin alfa Aranesp for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic renal failure, including patients on dialysis and patients not on dialysis, and for the treatment of anemia in patients with non-myeloid malignancies where anemia is due to the effect of concomitantly administered chemotherapy. Mar 09 2007 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Aranesp (Amgen, Inc) Amgen, Inc Darbepoetin alfa Aranesp Aranesp is indicated for the treatment of anemia in patients with non- myeloid malignancies where anemia is due to the effect of concomitantly administered chemotherapy. Jul 19 2002 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Ontak (Seragen, Inc) Seragen, Inc Denileukin diftitox Ontak Accel. Approv. (clinical benefit not established) treatment of patients with persistent or recurrent cutaneous T-cell lymphoma whose malignant cells express the CD25 component of the IL-2 receptor Feb 05 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
epogen (Amgen, Inc) Amgen, Inc Epoetin alfa epogen EPOGENB is indicated for the treatment of anemia in patients with non-myeloid malignancieswhere anemia is due to the effect of concomitantly administered chemotherapy. EPOGEND is indicated to decrease the need for transfusions in patients who will be receiving concomitant chemotherapy for a minimum of 2 months. EPOGENB is not indicated for the treatment of anemia in cancer patients due to other factors such as iron or folate deficiencies, hemolysis orgastrointestinal bleeding, which should be managed appropriately. Jul 26 1999 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Neupogen (Amgen, Inc) Amgen, Inc Filgrastim Neupogen Decrease incidence of infection in patients with nonmyeloid malignancies Feb 20 1991 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Neupogen (Amgen, Inc) Amgen, Inc Filgrastim Neupogen NEUPOGEN is indicated to decrease the incidence of infection‚ as manifested by febrile neutropenia‚ in patients with nonmyeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anticancerdrugs associated with a significant incidence of severe neutropenia with fever. Apr 02 1998 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Neupogen (Amgen, Inc) Amgen, Inc Filgrastim Neupogen NEUPOGEN is indicated to reduce the duration of neutropenia and neutropenia-related clinical sequelae, eg, febrile neutropenia, in patients with nonmyeloid malignanciesundergoing myeloablative chemotherapy followed by marrow transplantation. Apr 02 1998 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Gleevec (Novartis) Novartis imatinib mesylate Gleevec Accel. Approv. (clinical benefit not established) metastatic or unresectable malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors Feb 01 2002 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Gleevec (Novartis) Novartis Imatinib mesylate Gleevec Accel. Approv. (clinical benefit not established) Treatment of patients with Kit (CD117) positive unresectable and/or metastatic malignant gastrointestinalstromal tumors (GIST). Feb 01 2002 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Gleevec (Novartis) Novartis imatinib mesylate Gleevec Accel. Approv. (clinical benefit not established) for treatment of newly diagnosed adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase. Follow-up is limited. Gleevec is also indicated for the treatment of patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in blast crisis, accelerated phase, or in chronic phase after failure of interferon-alpha therapy. There are no controlled trials demonstrating a clinical benefit, such as improvement in disease-related symptoms or increased survival in patients with CML blast crisis, accelerated phase or chronic phase after failure of alpha interferon. Gleevec is also indicated for the treatment of patients with Kit (CD117) positive unresectable and/or metastatic malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) Apr 18 2003 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Intron A (Schering Corp) Schering Corp Interferon alfa-2b Intron A Interferon alfa-2b, recombinant for injection is indicated as adjuvant to surgical treatment in patients 18 years of age or older with malignant melanoma who are free of disease but at high risk for systemic recurrencewithin 56 days of surgery. Dec 05 1995 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Revlimid (Celgene) Celgene lenalidomide Revlimid for the treatment of patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to Low- or Intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndromes associated with a deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality with or without additional cytogenetic abnormalities Dec 27 2005 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Neumega (Genetics Institute, Inc) Genetics Institute, Inc Oprelvekin Neumega Neumega is indicated for the prevention of severe thrombocytopenia and the reduction of the need for platelet transfusions following myelosuppressive chemotherapy in adult patients withnonmyeloid malignancies who are at high risk of severe thrombocytopenia. Sep 18 2002 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Kepivance (Amgen) Amgen palifermin Kepivance Decrease the incidence and duration of severe oral mucositis in patients with hematologic malignancies receiving myelotoxic therapy requiring hematopoetic stem cell support Dec 15 2004 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Neulasta (Amgen, Inc) Amgen, Inc Pegfilgrastim Neulasta Neulasta is indicated to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, in patients with non-myeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer drugs associated with a clinically significant incidence of febrile neutropenia. Jan 31 2002 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Alimta (Lilly) Lilly pemetrexed disodium Alimta For use in the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma whose disease is either unresectableor who are otherwise not candidates for curative surgery Feb 04 2004 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Elitek (Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc) Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc Rasburicase Elitek ELITEK is indicated for the initial management of plasma uric acid levels in pediatric patients withleukemia, lymphoma, and solid tumor malignancies who are receiving anti-cancer therapy expected toresult in tumor lysis and subsequent elevation of plasma uric acid. Jul 12 2002 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Sclerosol (Bryan) Bryan talc Sclerosol For the prevention of the recurrence of malignant pleural effusion in symptomatic patients. Dec 24 1997 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Zometa (Novartis) Novartis zoledronic acid Zometa Treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy Aug 20 2001 U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1996 Wimbledon Mens Result 1996 Tennis Richard Krajicek MaliVai Washington 63 64 63

Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country

Record Name Country 1975 (liters per year) 1979 (liters per year) 2003 (liters per year) 2004 (liters per year) Source
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Mali Mali n/a n/a 0.5 n/a World Health Organization
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Somalia Somalia n/a n/a 0 n/a World Health Organization

Database: Country Population (2002)

Record Name Country Capital City Year Land Area Population Source
Mali Mali Bamako 2002 1,240,000 11,340,480 The World Factbook 2002, CIA
Somalia Somalia Mogadishu 2002 637,657 7,753,310 The World Factbook 2002, CIA
Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Charlotte Amalie 2002 352 123,498 The World Factbook 2002, CIA

Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country

Record Name Country Source Thousand Metric Tonnes per Capita (per thousand people)
Mali CO2 Carbon Emissions Mali World Resources Institute 568.3 0.0497854

Database: Coastline of world countries

Record Name Country Coastline (KM)
Somalia Ocean Coastline Length Somalia 3,025

Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)

Record Name Country Source Rate (2003) Rate (2002) Rate (2001) Rate (2000)
MALI Inflation Rate Mali International Monetary Fund n.a. n.a. 5 -0.7

Database: Capital Cities of World Countries

Record Name Country Capital City Country Long Name FIPS code
Republic of Mali (Mali) Mali Bamako Republic of Mali ML
(no long-form name) (Somalia) Somalia Mogadishu (no long-form name) SO

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
Mali Mali CFAF 100 centimes franc
Somalia Somalia So. Sh. 100 centesimi shilling

Database: Country GDP (2005)

Record Name Country Year Source GDP GDP per Capita Real Growth Rate Inflation
Mali GDP Mali 2005 The World Factbook 2006 13.56 billion 1,200 6.0 4.5
Somalia GDP Somalia 2005 The World Factbook 2006 4.809 billion 600 2.4 n.a.

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