West Bank
PROFILE
- Area: 5,860 sq. km (2,263 sq. mi.)
- Population: 2,697,687 (Palestinian population only), plus approximately 371,000 Israeli settlers (2016 est.)
- Population growth rate: 1.86% (2016 est.)
- Life expectancy: 75 years (2016)
- Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
- Religions: Muslim 80-85% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12-14%, Christian 1-2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1%
- Alternate names: Aḑ Ḑaffah al Gharbīyah, HaGadah HaMa'aravit
- GDP per capita (PPP): $4,300 (2014 est.); note: includes Gaza Strip
- Exports: stone, olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone
- Imports: food, consumer goods, construction materials, petroleum, chemicals
- Currency: new Israeli shekel (ILS)
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ACCOMMODATION
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