Culture
Text Box: Population: 1,248,085 (July 1997 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 46% (male 286,422; female 285,379) 15-64 years: 51% (male 318,699; female 324,264) 65 years and over: 3% (male 17,723; female 15,598) (July 1997 est.) Population growth rate: 3.48% (1997 est.) Birth rate: 43.86 births/1,000 population (1997 est.) Death rate: 13.29 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.) Net migration rate: 4.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.14 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (1997 est.) Infant mortality rate: 78.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 53.43 years male : 51.16 years female: 55.76 years (1997 est.) Total fertility rate: 5.98 children born/woman (1997 est.) Nationality: noun : Gambian(s) adjective: Gambian Ethnic groups: 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: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38.6% male : 52.8% female: 24.9% (1995 est.)