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Gambia (The) statistics
Social indicators
Population, total (2008) 1,660,200.0
Population growth (annual %) (2008) 2.7
Population density (people per sq. km) (2008) 166.0
Rural population (2008) 723,515.2
Rural population density (rural population per sq. km of arable land) (2005) 213.0
Rural population (% of total population) (2008) 43.6
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) (2007) 37.0
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) (2007) 11.4
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (2007) 81.5
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000) (2007) 108.6
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (2008) 56.1
Labor force, total (2007) 712,729.5
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) (2007) 46.4
Poverty indicators
Number of rural poor (million, approximate) (2008) 455,814.6
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population) (2003) 63.0
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) (2003) 61.3
Income share held by lowest 20% (2003) 4.8
Education
School enrollment, primary (% gross) (2008) 83.4
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) ..
Health
Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) (2006) 5.0
Physicians (per 1,000 people) (2003) 0.1
Improved water source, rural (% of rural population with access) (2006) 81.0
Improved sanitation facilities, rural (% of rural population with access) (2006) 55.0
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) (2007) 0.9
Agriculture and Food
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) (2007) 31.1
Food production index (1999-2001 = 100) (2006) 95.9
Crop production index (1999-2001 = 100) (2005) 104.5
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) (2007) 1,299.6
Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) (2005) 87.3
Environment
Land area (sq. km) (2008) 10,000.0
Forest area (% of land area) (2005) 47.1
Arable land (% of land area) (2005) 35.0
Irrigated land (% of cropland) (2003) 0.6
Economic Indicators
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) (2008) 390.0
GDP (current US$) (2008) 781,524,021.9
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (2008) 3.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) (2008) 4.5
Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) (2008) 28.5
Industry, value added (% of GDP) (2008) 15.1
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) (2008) 4.9
Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) (2008) 56.4
General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (2008) 15.8
Household final consumption expenditure, etc. (% of GDP) (2008) 78.0
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) (2008) 6.2
Trade
Merchandise exports (current US$) (2008) 13,921,453.0
Merchandise imports (current US$) (2008) 329,402,386.0
Balance of merchandise trade (US$ million) (2008) -315,480,933.0
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (2007) 68,450,000.0
Government finance
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) (1993) 23.7
Expense (% of GDP) (1990) 15.5
Present value of debt (% of GNI) (2007) 34.0
Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and income) (2007) 12.4
Official development assistance and official aid (current US$) (2007) 72,350,000.0
Deposit interest rate (%) (2007) 12.9
Lending interest rate (%) (2007) 27.9
External debt, total (DOD, current US$) (2007) 733,097,000.0
Technology and infrastructure
Mobile phone subscribers (2008) 1,166,136.0
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers (per 100 people) (2008) 73.2
Personal computers (per 100 people) (2007) 3.5
Internet users (per 100 people) (2008) 6.9
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