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Geography
Area 5,860 km²
Continent Asia
Land area 5,640 km²
Water area 220 km²
Land boundaries 478 km
Border countries
  • Israel
  • Jordan
Coastline 0 km
Mean elevation Add
Lowest point -431 m
Highest point 1,020 m
People
Population 2,900,034
Official languages Add
Religion Muslim
Government
Long country name Add
Short country name West Bank
Long local name Add
Short local name Add
Former name Add
Government type Add
Capital Add
Economy
GDP (PPP) 21,220,000,000 USD
GDP (OER) 9,828,000,000 USD
GDP (real growth rate) 5.3 %
GDP - per capita (PPP) 4,300 USD
Gross national saving 7.8 % of GDP
Labor force 1,240,000
Unemployment rate 27.9 %
Population below poverty line 18 %
Budget revenues 1,314,000,000 USD
Budget expenditures 1,278,000,000 USD
Military expenditures Add
Taxes and other revenues 13.4 % of GDP
Budget surplus or deficit 0.4 % of GDP
Public debt 24.4 % of GDP
Inflation rate 0.2 %
Central bank discount rate Add
Commercial bank prime lending rate 5.8 %
Stock of narrow money 416,500,000 USD
Stock of broad money 416,500,000 USD
Stock of domestic credit 2,211,000,000 USD
Market value of publicly traded shares 3,339,000,000 USD
Current account balance -1,444,000,000 USD
Exports 2,126,000,000 USD
Imports 6,565,000,000 USD
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 0 USD
External debt 1,662,000,000 USD
National currency new Israeli shekels
National currency (code) ILS
National currency (symbol)
National currency rate to USD 3.606

Inhabited since at least the 15th century B.C., the West Bank has been dominated by many different peoples through out its history; it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century. The West Bank fell to British forces during World War I, becoming part of the British Mandate of Palestine. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the West Bank was captured by Transjordan (later renamed Jordan), which annexed the West Bank in 1950; it was captured by Israel in the Six-Day War in 1967. Under a series of agreements known as the Oslo Accords signed between 1994 and 1999, Israel transferred to the newly created Palestinian Authority (PA) security and civilian responsibility for many Palestinian-populated areas of the West Bank as well as the Gaza Strip. Negotiations to determine the permanent status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip stallled in 2001, after which the area witnessed a violent intifada or uprising. Roughly 60% of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, remains under Israeli military control. In early 2006, the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) won a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council election and since 2007, the PA has administered areas of the West Bank under its control while HAMAS maintains de facto control of Gaza. Fatah, the dominant Plaestinian political party in the West Bank, and HAMAS have made several attempts at reconciliation, but the factions have been unable to implement any agreements reached; a reconciliation agreement signed in October 2017 remains unimplemented.

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