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The Gambia People 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/the_gambia/the_gambia_people.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population 1,291,858 (July 1998 est.) Age structure
Population growth rate 3.42% (1998 est.) Birth rate 43.3 births/1,000 population (1998 est.) Death rate 12.93 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate 3.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio
Infant mortality rate 77.07 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate 5.91 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality
Ethnic groups African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1% Religions Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% Languages English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars Literacy
NOTE: The information regarding The Gambia on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of The Gambia People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about The Gambia People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |