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Population:
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1,735,464 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.9% (male 382,385/female 378,853)
15-64 years: 53.4% (male 459,315/female 466,689)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 24,303/female 23,919) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 17.9 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.724% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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38.36 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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11.74 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 68.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 75.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 62.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 54.95 years
male: 53.06 years
female: 56.9 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.13 children born/woman (2008 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, and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008)
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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% (2003 census)
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Religions:
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Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2%
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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.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 7 years (2004)
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Education expenditures:
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2% of GDP (2004)
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