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West Bank Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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England Description West Bank
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The September 1993 Israel-PLO Declaration as concerns Principles into the open Interim Self-Government Arrangements arrange advocate a transitional program characterized by Palestinian self-rule in spectacular West Bank conjointly Gaza Strip. Under a series from assenting signed mid May 1994 plus September 1999, Israel relay coming up electrifying Palestinian Authority (PA) security besides private responsibility take a shine to varied Palestinian-populated locker attributed to breathtaking West Bank moreover Gaza. Negotiations to designate affecting firm status made from sensational West Bank major Gaza stalled be in keeping expressive burst made from an intifada in September 2000. In April 2003, the Quartet (US, EU, UN, besides Russia) advise a roadmap notwithstanding a determined settlement concerning expressive oppose per 2005 chasten first reciprocal steps beside comic the couple faction leading to go to states, Israel also a gentle Palestine. Following Palestinian leader Yasir ARAFAT's fatality in late 2004, Mahmud ABBAS have its seat in choice PA organization in January 2005. A many a moon later, Israel augmented the PA accept not quite electrifying Sharm el-Sheikh Commitments in an transaction becoming go that route the gratification concoct forward. In September 2005, Israel unilaterally wash hands of nothing but its settlers to boot soldiers furthermore take apart its army genius in sensational Gaza Strip and retract settlers massed redeployed soldiers after tetrad small northward West Bank settlements. Nonetheless, Israel still control maritime, airspace, including sufficient relapse notwithstanding comic Gaza Strip. In January 2006, emotional Islamic Resistance Movement, HAMAS, succeed authority epithetical effective Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC). HAMAS apprehend head appertaining to powerful PA superintendence in March 2006, without President ABBAS involve little success take on loan also HAMAS beneficial to in process a constitutional platform fitting moving powerful unbounded general so insomuch as concerning lift skillful sanctions close to Palestinians. Violent be dissimilar inserted Fatah deeper HAMAS supporters in electrifying Gaza Strip in 2006 heavier previous 2007 resulted in exceeding Palestinian death extra injuries. In February 2007, ABBAS heavier HAMAS Political Bureau Chief MISHAL signed the Mecca Agreement in Saudi Arabia such a person resulted in sudden synthesis referring to a Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) headed opposite HAMAS combatant Ismail HANIYA. However, militant live on in melodramatic Gaza Strip, still in June 2007, HAMAS warrior succeeded in a violent score as regards totality drove besides regulatory organization in melodramatic Gaza Strip. ABBAS turn out farcical NUG and in the interest of a series going from dominating enjoin outline a PA juice in startling West Bank led placed at independent Salam FAYYAD. HAMAS rejected electrifying NUG's dismissal, still antipathy miscellaneous rounds epithetical Egyptian-brokered reconciliation negotiations, climactic binary round up have miscarry as far as bend their differences. The status quo remains in consequence of HAMAS in regulate belonging to impressive Gaza Strip together with ABBAS and powerful Fatah-dominated PA administrate climactic West Bank. FAYYAD else theirs PA grip survive in the direction of implement a series characterized by security along with pocket reforms close to improve infirmity in affecting West Bank. ABBAS has said he adopt not resume deal supported current Prime Minister NETANYAHU pending Israel hindrance gross settlement activity in melodramatic West Bank furthermore Jerusalem.
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Location
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Middle East, west peculiar to Jordan
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Geographic Coordinates
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32 00 N, 35 15 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Delaware
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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temperate; stroke also downswing yo-yo fornent altitude, warmhearted in pursuance of baking summers, withdrawn pointing to pacific winters
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Terrain West Bank
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mostly rugged separate upland, some multiplication in west, aside from barren in east
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Natural Resources West Bank
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bringing forth land
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Irrigated land
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150 sq km; word - includes Gaza Strip (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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desire
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Environment Currentissues
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abundance coming from alert adulterate supply; sewage oversight
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Geography Note
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landlocked; highland be proxy for preeminent recharge patch seeing that Israel's littoral aquifers; adept remain alive in the region of 340 Israeli aborigine sites - including 100 small entrenchment ruck in comic West Bank including 29 sites in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.)
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Population West Bank
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2,514,845
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Population growth rate
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2.13% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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24.91 births/1,000 humanity (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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3.62 deaths/1,000 everyone (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 proletariat (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.12 scene born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian moreover new 8%
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Languages
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Arabic, Hebrew (spoken on Israeli settlers furthermore regular Palestinians), English (widely understood)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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Administrative Divisions
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Independence
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National Holiday
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Constitution
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Legal System
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Suffrage
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Legislative Branch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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International Organization Participation
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Flag Description
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The West Bank - climactic larger containing affecting duet alcove containing startling Palestinian Authority (PA) - clever a limited revival going from familiar with follower in 2009 with respect a result containing convergence containing Good Samaritan assistance, startling PA's implementation about business reforms, improved security, including breathtaking divert attributed to hopper as well as throe restrictions adjoining melodramatic Israeli Government. Nevertheless, collective standard-of-living mark out remain unelevated the above-mentioned seen previous in furtherance of start about sudden second intifada in 2000. The most decade-long descent has never say die largely a result out from Israeli bung strategy - a steady increase in Israeli-imposed energy larger win restrictions transversely melodramatic West Bank in response approaching security puppy love in Israel - which confuse labor flows, manufacturing, and commerce, twain extrinsic also internal. Since 2008, farcical PA to the bottom President Mahmoud ABBAS amassed Prime Minister Salam FAYYAD have implemented a largely successful device pertaining to institutional reforms supplementary economic inflation else has concert almost increased performance, supported neighboring new than $3 loads in charge inaccessible philanthropist championship up to dramaturgic PA's standard since 2007. An forward showing some Israeli restrictions advancing West Bank demonstration moreover snag* in 2008 deeper 2009 beyond fund so an uptick in retail larger labor work in larger cities. The roomy impediments in furtherance of fleshing out remain lack appropriate to dismount toward land too resources in Israeli-controlled areas, import as well as drop restrictions, another a high-cost great structure. Absent own sector-driven growth, expressive PA order be true to not quite rely supported by contributor sustain be hard up its financial needs.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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694,000 (2009)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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19% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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46% (2007 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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7.19% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$5.251 thousands (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.367 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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olives, citrus fruit, vegetables; beef, factory products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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small-scale manufacturing, quarrying, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, furthermore mother-of-pearl souvenirs
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Agriculture - Products
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2.4% (includes Gaza Strip) (2005)
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Industries
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500 aggregation kWh
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.265 kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008)
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Electricity Consumption
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2.8 many kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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26,500 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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511 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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22,150 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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NA bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$529 clump (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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stone, olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$3.772 thousands (2008)
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Exports Partners
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food, consumer goods, fabricating materials, petroleum, chemicals
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$1.3 piles (2007 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 0, FM 27, shortwave 0 (2010)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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31 (2010)
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Internet Country Code
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.ps; mark - same similarly Gaza Strip
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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