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{bitmap= 26,50,"flags\gaza.bmp"}
{bigtext=150,120,"West Bank"}
{4}Note: The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements ("the
DOP"), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provides for a transitional period not
exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Permanent status negotiations began on 5 May 1996.
{1}Geography{4}
{4}To see a map of the West Bank, click {z,"33.067598,30.325402,36.935192,33.273460",here}{4}!
{2}Location:{4} Middle East, west of Jordan
{2}Area:{4}
{3}total area:{4} 5,860 sq km
{3}land area:{4} 5,640 sq km
{3}comparative area:{4} slightly smaller than Delaware
{3}note:{4} includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but
excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a
means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967
{2}Land boundaries:{4}
{3}total:{4} 404 km
{3}border countries:{4} Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km
{2}Coastline:{4} 0 km (landlocked)
{2}Maritime claims:{4} none (landlocked)
{2}International disputes:{4} West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli occupied with current status subject
to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further
negotiation
{2}Climate:{4} temperate, temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to
mild winters
{2}Terrain:{4} mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east
{3}lowest point:{4} Dead Sea -408 m
{3}highest point:{4} Tall Asur 1,022 m
{2}Natural resources:{4} NEGL
{2}Land use:{4}
{3}arable land:{4} 27%
{3}permanent crops:{4} 0%
{3}meadows and pastures:{4} 32%
{3}forest and woodland:{4} 1%
{3}other:{4} 40%
{2}Irrigated land:{4} NA sq km
{2}Environment:{4}
{3}current issues:{4} NA
{2}natural hazards:{4} NA
{2}international agreements:{4} NA
{2}Geographic note:{4} landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there
are 202 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 26 in East Jerusalem
(August 1995 est.)
{1}People{4}
{2}Population:{4} 1,427,741 (July 1996 est.)
{3}note:{4} in addition, there are 127,600 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and 153,700 in East
Jerusalem (August 1995 est.)
{2}Age structure:{4}
{3}0-14 years:{4} 45% (male 332,628; female 315,968)
{3}15-64 years:{4} 51% (male 368,180; female 362,880)
{3}65 years and over:{4} 4% (male 20,495; female 27,590) (July 1996 est.)
{2}Population growth rate:{4} 4.99% (1996 est.)
{2}Birth rate:{4} 38.78 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
{2}Death rate:{4} 4.66 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
{2}Net migration rate:{4} 15.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
{2}Sex ratio:{4}
{3}at birth:{4} 1.05 male(s)/female
{3}under 15 years:{4} 1.05 male(s)/female
{3}15-64 years:{4} 1.02 male(s)/female
{3}65 years and over:{4} 0.74 male(s)/female
{3}all ages:{4} 1.02 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
{2}Infant mortality rate:{4} 28.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
{2}Life expectancy at birth:{4}
{3}total population:{4} 71.76 years
{3}male:{4} 70.17 years
{3}female:{4} 73.44 years (1996 est.)
{2}Total fertility rate:{4} 5.2 children born/woman (1996 est.)
{2}Nationality:{4}
{3}noun:{4} NA
{3}adjective:{4} NA
{2}Ethnic divisions:{4} Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%
{2}Religions:{4} Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
{2}Languages:{4} Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers), English (widely understood)
{2}Literacy:{4} NA
{1}Government{4}
Government note: Under the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
Arrangements ("the DOP"), Israel agreed to transfer certain powers and responsibilities to the
Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian Legislative Council, elected in January 1996, as part of interim
self-governing arrangements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. A transfer of powers and
responsibilities for the Gaza Strip and Jericho has taken place pursuant to the Israel-PLO 4 May
1994 Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area. A transfer of powers and
responsibilities in certain spheres for the rest of the West Bank has taken place pursuant to the
Israel-PLO 29 August 1994 Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities. A
transfer of powers and responsibilities in additional areas of the West Bank has taken place
pursuant to the Israel-PLO 28 September 1995 Interim Agreement. The DOP provides that Israel
will retain responsibility during the transitional period for external security and for internal security
and public order of settlements and Israelis. Permanent status is to be determined through direct
negotiations within five years.
{2}Name of country:{4}
{3}conventional long form:{4} none
{3}conventional short form:{4} West Bank
{1}Economy{4}
{2}Economic overview:{4} Economic progress in the West Bank has been hampered by Israeli military
administration and the effects of the Palestinian uprising (intifadah). Industries using advanced
technology or requiring sizable investment have been discouraged by a lack of local capital and
restrictive Israeli policies. Capital investment consists largely of residential housing, not productive
assets that would enable local Palestinian firms to compete with Israeli industry. GDP has been
substantially supplemented by remittances of workers employed in Israel and Persian Gulf states.
Such transfers from the Gulf dropped after Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. In the wake of the
Persian Gulf crisis, many Palestinians have returned to the West Bank, increasing unemployment,
and export revenues have dropped because of the decline of markets in Jordan and the Gulf
states. The area's economic situation has worsened since Israel imposed stringent border
restrictions in 1995 and 1996.
{2}GDP:{4} purchasing power parity - $3.7 billion (1995 est.)
{2}GDP real growth rate:{4} 3%-4% (1995 est.)
{2}GDP per capita:{4} $2,500 (1995 est.)
{2}GDP composition by sector:{4}
{3}agriculture:{4} 33%
{3}industry:{4} 7%
{3}services:{4} 60% (1995 est., includes Gaza Strip)
{2}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{4} 14% (1995 est.)
{2}Labor force:{4} NA
{3}by occupation:{4} construction 28.2%, agriculture 21.8%, industry 14.5%, commerce, restaurants,
and hotels 12.6%, other services 22.9% (1991)
{3}note:{4} excluding Israeli settlers
{2}Unemployment rate:{4} 25%-30% (1995 est.)
{2}Budget:{4} $NA
{2}Industries:{4} generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood
carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale, modern
industries in the settlements and industrial centers
{2}Industrial production growth rate:{4} NA%
{2}Electricity:{4}
{3}capacity:{4} NA kW
{3}production:{4} NA kWh
{3}consumption per capita:{4} NA kWh
{3}note:{4} most electricity imported from Israel; East Jerusalem Electric Company buys and distributes
electricity to Palestinians in East Jerusalem and its concession in the West Bank; the Israel
Electric Company directly supplies electricity to most Jewish residents and military facilities; at
the same time, some Palestinian municipalities, such as Nabulus and Janin, generate their own
electricity from small power plants
{2}Agriculture:{4} olives, citrus and other fruits, vegetables; beef, dairy products
{2}Exports:{4} $116 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
{3}commodities:{4} olives, fruit, vegetables
{3}partners:{4} Jordan, Israel
{2}Imports:{4} $791 million (c.i.f., 1994 est.)
{3}commodities:{4} food, consumer goods, construction materials
{3}partners:{4} Jordan, Israel
{2}External debt:{4} $NA
{2}Economic aid:{4}
{3}recipient:{4} ODA, $NA
{3}note:{4} $410 million (est.) disbursed from international aid pledged in 1995 (includes aid to Gaza
Strip)
{2}Currency:{4} 1 new Israeli shekel (NIS) = 100 new agorot; 1 Jordanian dinar (JD) = 1,000 fils
{2}Exchange rates:{4} new Israeli shekels (NIS) per US$1 - 3.1295 (January 1996), 3.0113 (1995),
3.0111 (1994), 2.8301 (1993), 2.4591 (1992), 2.2791 (1991); Jordanian dinars (JD) per US$1 -
0.7090 (January 1996), 0.7005 (1995), 0.6987 (1994), 0.6928 (1993), 0.6797 (1992), 0.6808
(1991)
{2}Fiscal year:{4} calendar year (since 1 January 1992)
{1}Transportation{4}
{2}Railways:{4} 0 km
{2}Highways:{4}
{3}total:{4} NA km
{3}paved:{4} NA km
{3}unpaved:{4} NA km
{3}note:{4} small road network; Israelis have developed many highways to service Jewish settlements
{2}Ports:{4} none
{2}Airports:{4}
{3}total:{4} 2
{3}with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 1
{3}with paved runways under 914 m:{4} 1 (1995 est.)
{1}Communications{4}
{2}Telephones:{4} NA
{3}note:{4} 8% of Palestinian households have telephones (1992 est.)
{2}Telephone system:{4}
{3}domestic:{4} NA
{3}international:{4} NA
{3}note:{4} Israeli company BEZEK is responsible for communication services in the West Bank
{2}Radio broadcast stations:{4} AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
{2}Radios:{4} NA; note - 82% of Palestinian households have radios (1992 est.)
{2}Television broadcast stations:{4} 0
{3}note:{4} 1 broadcast station is planned for Jericho
{2}Televisions:{4} NA; note - 54% of Palestinian households have televisions (1992 est.)
{1}Defense{4}
{2}Branches:{4} NA
{2}Manpower availability:{4}
{3}males age 15-49:{4} NA
{3}males fit for military service:{4} NA
{2}Defense expenditures:{4} $NA, NA% of GDP