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Population:
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1,688,359 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.1% (male 373,831/female 370,397)
15-64 years: 53.2% (male 445,365/female 452,311)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 23,582/female 22,873) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 17.8 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 17.9 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.781% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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38.86 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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11.99 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.009 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.985 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.031 male(s)/female
total population: 0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 70.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 76.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 63.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 54.54 years
male: 52.68 years
female: 56.46 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.21 children born/woman (2007 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 (2007)
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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.)
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