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![]() ![]() The Gambia People - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/the_gambia/the_gambia_people.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population: 799,437 (July 1989), growth rate 2.5% (1989) Birth rate: 48 births/1,000 population (1989) Death rate: 23 deaths/1,000 population (1989) Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1988) Infant mortality rate: 172 deaths/1,000 live births (1989) Life expectancy at birth: 39 years male, 44 years female (1989) Total fertility rate: 6.4 children born/woman (1989) Nationality: noun--Gambian(s); adjective--Gambian Ethnic divisions: 99% African (42% Mandinka, 18% Fula, 16% Wolof, 10% Jola, 9% Serahuli, 4% other); 1% non-Gambian Religion: 90% Muslim, 9% Christian, 1% indigenous beliefs Language: English (official); Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars Literacy: 12% Labor force: 400,000 (1986 est.); 75.0% agriculture, 18.9% industry, commerce, and services, 6.1% government; 55% population of working age (1983) Organized labor: 25-30% of wage labor force
NOTE: The information regarding The Gambia on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of The Gambia People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about The Gambia People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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