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Country Profile

Capital City: claimed East Jerusalem (Al Quds - Bir Salem)

Other Cities: Gaza strip: Gaza City; West Bank: Bethlehem, Hebron (Al-Khalil), Jericho, Nablus, Nazareth, Ramallah.

Local Time: UTC +2h

Geography:
Location: Middle East
Area: Gaza 360 sq km, West Bank 5 860 sq km
Terrain: Gaza--sand- and dune-covered coastal plain; West Bank--mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west.
Border countries: Egypt, Israel, Jordan

Climate: A Mediterranean climate prevails in Palestine. Summers are hot and dry. Winters are rainy and cold.

Government: Limited civilian jurisdiction by the Palestinian National Authority, the interim administrative organization that nominally governs parts of the Palestinian territories of Gaza strip and West Bank.

People:
Nationality: Palestinian
Population: 3.8 million
Ethnic Groups: Palestinian Arab, Jewish
Religions: Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Literacy: NA

Business

Currency: New Israeli Shekel (ILS); Jordanian Dinar (JOD); US Dollar

Natural resources: arable land, natural gas.

Agriculture products: olives, citrus, vegetables; beef, dairy products

Industries: generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs.

Exports partners: Israel, Jordan

Imports partners: Israel, Jordan

Internet Links

Official Sites of the Palestinian Authorities

Palestinian National Authority

Palestine Ministry Of Information

Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Diplomatic Missions
Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN

Diplomatic Missions Abroad

Foreign Missions

Statistics
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

Maps
Gaza Strip (1999)

Geopolitical Map of Westbank and Gaza

Geopolitical Map of Gaza

Geopolitical Map of the West Bank

Map of the Middle East region

News
Al-Ayyam

Al Hayat Al Jadedah

Al-Quds

Aqsa Aid

Palestinian Information Center

Palestine Report

International Press center (IPC)

Palestine Media Center (PMC)

WAFA - Palestine News Agency

Yahoo! Full Coverage - Israeli - Palestinian Conflict

Arts & Culture
Baha' Boukhari Web site

Breaking the Ice

Kamilya Jubran

Paltel Virtual Gallery

The Popular Art Centre (PAC)

Business & Economy
Palestine International Bank (PIB)

Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture

Paltrade

Destination Palestine - Travel and Tour Guides
Visit-Palestine

The Noble Sanctuary

City Guides
Jerusalem

Jerusalem Tourism

Al-Bireh Municipality

Bethlehem

Gaza City

Nablus

Nazareth

Hotels
The Hotels of Palestine

Education
Al-Azhar University of Gaza

Bethlehem University

Birzeit University

Center for Palestine Research & Studies (CPRS)

Islamic University of Gaza

Environment
Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees

Palestinian Hydrology Group

PENGON - The Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network

History
The Modern History of Palestine

Palestine Home of History

Israeli-Arab Conflict
US Road Map

UN Resolutions and other key documents

Stop The Wall

Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem

IndyMedia

IPCRI

Institute for Palestine Studies

Monitoring Israeli Colonizing Activities

The Origin of the Palestine-Israel Conflict

Guardian Unlimited (UK) - Special report: Israel & the Middle East

Search
Palestine-Net

Palestine related index

Newsgroup of Palestine
soc.culture.palestine

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