Gaza Strip

• Area: 360 sq. km (139 sq. mi.)
• Population: 1,753,327 (2016 est.)
• Population growth rate: 2.39% (2016 est.)
• Life expectancy: 73.9 years (2016)
• Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
• Religions: Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian <1.0%, other/unaffiliated/unspecified <1.0%
• Alternate names: Qiţā‘ Ghazzah, Retzu'at 'Azza
• GDP per capita (PPP): $4,300 (2014 est.); note: includes West Bank
• Exports: strawberries, carnations, vegetables, fish (small and irregular shipments, as permitted to transit the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing)
• Imports: food, consumer goods, fuel
• Currency: new Israeli shekel (ILS)

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