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Population:
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1,593,256 (July 2005
est.) |
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Age structure:
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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:
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total: 17.59
years
male: 17.45 years
female: 17.74 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.93% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate:
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39.86 births/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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11.81 deaths/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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1.27 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population:
55.2 years
male: 53.14 years
female: 57.31 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.38 children
born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.2% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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6,800 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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600 (2003 est.) |
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Major infectious diseases:
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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:
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noun:
Gambian(s)
adjective: Gambian |
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Ethnic groups:
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African 99% (Mandinka
42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%),
non-African 1% |
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Religions:
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Muslim 90%, Christian
9%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
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Languages:
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English (official),
Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars |
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003 est.) |