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Palestinian territories

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Capital:	Ramallah is the seat of the Palestinian Authority, and Jerusalem is the intended seat of government.
Area size:	6220 sq. km About twice the size of Luxembourg
Time zone:	Standard Time GMT+2, Summer Time GMT+3
Currency:	New Israeli shekel
Area code:	+970
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Temperate with warm to hot summers and cool to mild winters (West Bank), temperate with mild winters and dry and warm to hot summers (Gaza strip).

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Arabic, with Hebrew and English as common second languages
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	3.9 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	3.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	3.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	3.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	3.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	3.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	3.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	3.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
6.4 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
As well as Palestinian Arabs, there are small numbers of Jewish settlers, who are not included in the humanitarian statistics. There are also Palestinians in Jordan, Israel, and elsewhere in the Middle East and beyond.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Muslim 97 percent (mostly Sunni), 3 percent Christian (Eastern Orthodox)
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	71.7 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	71.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	71.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	71.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	71.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	71.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	71.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	71.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
No data available
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
76 (2006)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	45.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	45.7 percent	U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report 2006
2003	46 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	46.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	46.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available percent

Average life expectancy

2005	72.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	72.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	72.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	72.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available years

Life expectancy - male

2005	71.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	71.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	70.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	70.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	70.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available years

Life expectancy - female

2005	74.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	74.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	74.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	73.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	73.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available years

Infant mortality

2006	20 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	21 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	22 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	22 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	23 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	21 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available per 1,000 live births

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	22 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	23 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	24 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2000	No data available per 1,000 live births

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	No data available per 100,000 live births
2000	100 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	106	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	100	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	102	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	102	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	98	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2006	3 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	5 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2002-2004 average	16 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	16 percent	FAO 2006
1999-2001average	No data available percent
1998-2000average	No data available percent

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	89 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	92 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	94 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	86 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	80 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	73 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	76 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Literacy - average

2004	92.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	91.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	90.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	89.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available percent

Literacy - male

2004	96.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	96.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	No data available percent
2001	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Literacy - female

2004	88.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	87.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	No data available percent
2001	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Landlines telephones

2007	94 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2008
2006	92 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	94 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	81 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	73 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	90 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	90 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	86 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Cellular telephone subscribers

2007	275 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2006	221 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	296 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	272 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	138 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	95 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	92 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	56 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Internet users

2007	95 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2006	72 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	66 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	45 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	42 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	31 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	18 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	11 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2008	Not ranked
2007	Not ranked
2006	Not ranked
2005	107 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	108 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	78 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	Not ranked
2001	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2006	current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	1230 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	1130 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	1060 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	1020 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	1220 current US$	WorldBankDataProfileTables2008
2000	1580 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country�s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2006	4.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	4.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	3.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	3.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	2.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	3.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual GDP growth

2006	No data available percent
2005	No data available percent
2004	No data available percent
2003	No data available percent
2002	No data available percent
2001	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Annual inflation
No data available percent

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

Physicians

2000-2004	No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2004	No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2003	84 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	No data available per 100,000 people

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

TB cases

2006	No data available per 100,000 people
2005	No data available per 100,000 people
2004	No data available per 100,000 people
2003	No data available per 100,000 people
2002	No data available per 100,000 people
2001	No data available per 100,000 people
2000	No data available per 100,000 people

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2007	335219	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2006	334142	UNHCR
2005	349673	UNHCR
2004	350609	UNHCR
2003	427862	UNHCR
2002	428782	UNHCR
2001	349161	UNHCR
2000	110640	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2007	1813847	UNRWA
2006	1660576	UNHCR
2005	1660576	UNRWA
2002	No data available
2001	No data available
2000	1407631	UNRWA

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

2007	25000 - 115000	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008
2006	24547 - 57000	IDMC 2006
2005	21142 - 50000	IDMC 2006

Landmine casualties per year

2004	At least 26	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	At least 23	Landmine Monitor Report 2005

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on education
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on health
No data available percent

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