People (The Gambia)
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     Population:
         902,089 (July 1992), growth rate 3.1% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         47 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         17 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         129 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         47 years male, 51 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         6.4 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Gambian(s); adjective - Gambian
     Ethnic divisions:
         African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other
         4%); non-Gambian 1%
     Religions:
         Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
     Languages:
         English (official); Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
     Literacy:
         27% (male 39%, female 16%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         400,000 (1986 est.); agriculture 75.0%, industry, commerce, and services
         18.9%, government 6.1%; 55% population of working age (1983)
     Organized labor:
         25-30% of wage labor force