Palestine: Statistical Overview

Capital: Undetermined

Population

Ethnic Origins: The population of the country is predominantly Palestinian Arabs, but also Jews, Egyptians, Bedouins, Syrians, Arameans, Gypsies, Armenians, Assyrians and Samaritans.

Official Language: Arabic

Other Languages Spoken: Hebrew, English

Business Language(s): English

Religion: West Bank: Islam 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and Other 8%.
Gaza Strip: Islam 98.7% (predominantly Sunni), Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%.

Literacy Rate: 92.4%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Jerusalem

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Israelian Shekel (ILS)

Country Overview

Type of Economy: Lower middle income, economy constrained by occupation and remittances..
The economy is in recession, with a sharp contraction in GDP, high inflation and a drastic decline in household welfare due to the ongoing conflict.

HDI*: 0.674/1

HDI (World Rank): 109/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Palestine, dial 00
To call Palestine, dial +970

Internet Suffix: .ps

Households with a computer: 29.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 9.5 per 100 Inhabitants

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