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	<country name="GAMBIA">

		<topic title="Population size and growth">

			<variable description="Population size (thousands)">

				<source1>517</source1>
				<source2>735</source2>
				<source3>1 085</source3>
				<source4>1 705</source4>
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			<variable description="Annual growth rate (percentage)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>3.7</source1>
				<source2>3.5</source2>
				<source3>3.8</source3>
				<source4>2.7</source4>
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		<topic title="Population age structure">

			<variable description="Percentage of population under age 15">

				<source1>41</source1>
				<source2>43</source2>
				<source3>43</source3>
				<source4>42</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of population aged 60 or over">

				<source1>5</source1>
				<source2>5</source2>
				<source3>5</source3>
				<source4>5</source4>
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		<topic title="Fertility and family planning">

			<variable description="Total fertility (children per woman)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>6.2</source1>
				<source2>6.3</source2>
				<source3>6.0</source3>
				<source4>5.1</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Adolescent fertility rate (per 1,000 women, aged 15 - 19)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>150.0</source3>
				<source4>88.0</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women under age 20">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>12</source3>
				<source4>9</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women aged 35 or over">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>22</source3>
				<source4>23</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of married women using contraception">

				<var1 description="Modern methods">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>7</source3>
				<source4>13</source4>

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					<note3 value="a"/>
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				</var1>
				<var1 description="All methods">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>12</source3>
				<source4>18</source4>

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		<topic title="Health and mortality">

			<variable description="Life expectancy at birth (years)">
<sup>*</sup>

				<var1 description="Males">

				<source1>41</source1>
				<source2>47</source2>
				<source3>51</source3>
				<source4>54</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Females">

				<source1>43</source1>
				<source2>49</source2>
				<source3>53</source3>
				<source4>57</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Both sexes combined">

				<source1>42</source1>
				<source2>48</source2>
				<source3>52</source3>
				<source4>56</source4>
				</var1>

			</variable>
			<variable description="Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>167</source1>
				<source2>132</source2>
				<source3>106</source3>
				<source4>77</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Under-five mortality (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>207</source2>
				<source3>158</source3>
				<source4>116</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2005)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>690</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="HIV/AIDS">

				<var1 description="People living with HIV/AIDS (thousands)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>1.6</source3>
				<source4>8.2</source4>

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					<note4 value="c"/>
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				</var1>
				<var1 description="Adult prevalence (percentage)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>0.3</source3>
				<source4>0.9</source4>

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					<note4 value="c"/>
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		<topic title="Spatial distribution">

			<variable description="Population density (per sq. km)">

				<source1>46</source1>
				<source2>65</source2>
				<source3>96</source3>
				<source4>151</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Urban population (percentage)">

				<source1>24</source1>
				<source2>33</source2>
				<source3>44</source3>
				<source4>57</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual urban population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>6.4</source1>
				<source2>6.8</source2>
				<source3>6.1</source3>
				<source4>3.9</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual rural population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>2.3</source1>
				<source2>2.2</source2>
				<source3>1.7</source3>
				<source4>0.6</source4>
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		<topic title="International migration">

			<variable description="Migrant stock">

				<var1 description="Number of migrants (thousands)">

				<source1>60</source1>
				<source2>94</source2>
				<source3>148</source3>
				<source4>290</source4>

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				<var1 description="As percentage of total population">

				<source1>11.6</source1>
				<source2>12.8</source2>
				<source3>13.6</source3>
				<source4>16.6</source4>

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					<note4 value="**"/>
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	<fntext>
		<num1>*</num1>
		<desc1>For the periods 1970-1975, 1980-1985, 1990-1995 and 2005-2010.</desc1>
		<num2>**</num2>
		<desc2>For 2010.</desc2>
		<num2>`</num2>
		<desc2></desc2>
		<num3>a</num3>
		<desc3>For 1990.</desc3>
		<num4>b</num4>
		<desc4>For 2001.</desc4>
		<num5>c</num5>
		<desc5>For 2007.</desc5>

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