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 | PALESTINA[West Bank and Gaza Strip] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Palestina |
| country code ISO: PS //; - FIPS: - |
| location: Southwest Asia, Middle East |
| time zone: +2 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 5997 sq.km = 2315.5 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: / South: / East: / West: [at this moment unknown] |
| borders (land): Egypt, Israel, Lebanon 75 km, Syria 74, Jordan 360, Sinai and Gulf of Aqaba 240 |
| borders (coastline): Mediterranean Sea 224 km |
| climate: continental subtropic (West Bank) Mediterranean (Gaza) |
| Government |
| independent since: projected for 2005 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Al-Quds (East-Jerusalem) |
| administrative division: governorate (16) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1993): 1767,500 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 3152,361; or: 2966,000 /-; 2001: 3269,000 |
| population density: 500 per sq.km = 1296 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 4% //; - doubling time: ca 20 years |
| birth rate: 30 per 1000 |
| death rate: 4 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 22 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 72 years (male: ; female: ) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 49% //; - 15-59 years: 40% //; - 60+ years: 11% |
| urbanisation: % //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Palestinian |
| languages: Arab |
| religious affiliation: Muslim |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: % (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: no domestic currency yet in use; Israeli shekel, Jordanian dinar and US dollar circulate |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 4173 per capita |
| GNI USD 1660 per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: -1,5% |
| income: USD per capita |
| import: USD 450 per capita //; - export: USD 70 per capita |
| trade: USD per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: unknown |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: <10% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,3 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: % //; - grass land: % //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 11% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: vegetables, [citrus] fruits, fishing |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 15 / goats: 30 / poultry: 3700 / sheep: 24 |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 40% //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: unknown |
| mining products: salt |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 49% //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: km //; - of which paved: % //; - of which are motorways: km |
| vehicles: 43 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 33 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mt. Kharbet 1220, Mt. Al-Jarmak 1208, Mt. Haudar 1047, Mt. Ras Al-Ruman 1035, Ramat el Halil (?) 1020, Mt. Halhul 1018, Tell Asūr 1016 |
| lowest point: 396 m below sea level, border of the Dead Sea |
| lakes (natural): Al-Bahr al-Mayyit (Dead Sea) 1050 sq.km, Tiberias 165, Hula 14 |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): Dead Sea (?) |
| rivers: Nahr al-Urdunn (Jordan) 194 km, Al-Hasbani 39, Al-Awja 26, Al-Yarmouk 17, Al-Makta 13, Al-Na'amin 8 |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: no real vast desert area |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| not all specific data for Palestine are known; they are not clearly distinguished in the sources used |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
There is no detailed information available of the whole country
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