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Population: |
1,593,256 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 44.5% (male 356,079/female 352,894)
15-64 years: 52.8% (male 416,809/female 424,429)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 22,111/female 20,934) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 17.59 years
male: 17.45 years
female: 17.74 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
2.93% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
39.86 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
11.81 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 72.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 78.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 65.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 55.2 years
male: 53.14 years
female: 57.31 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
5.38 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.2% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
6,800 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
600 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
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Nationality: |
noun: Gambian(s)
adjective: Gambian
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Ethnic groups: |
African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1%
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Religions: |
Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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Languages: |
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003 est.)
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