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Gambia:
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Other pages in this profile of the Gambia:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 1,735,464 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 173.5 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 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.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 17.9 years male: 17.7 years female: 18 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.724% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 38.36 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 11.74 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map 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.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 54.95 years male: 53.06 years female: 56.9 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.13 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.2% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 6,800 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 600 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition 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) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Gambian(s) adjective: Gambian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1% (2003 census) |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
Languages |
Definition English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars |
Literacy |
Definition 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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