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location:
middle east. bordering the mediterranean sea. between egypt and israel
geographic coordinates:
31 25 n. 34 20 e
map references:
middle east
area:
total: 360 sq km land: 360 sq km water: 0 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly more than twice the size of washington. dc
land boundaries:
total: 62 km border countries: egypt 11 km. israel 51 km
coastline:
40 km
maritime claims:
israeli-occupied with current status subject to the israeli-palestinian interim agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation
climate:
temperate. mild winters. dry and warm to hot summers
terrain:
flat to rolling. sand- and dune-covered coastal plain
elevation extremes:
lowest point: mediterranean sea 0 m highest point: abu 'awdah (joz abu 'auda) 105 m
natural resources:
arable land. natural gas
land use:
arable land: 28.95% permanent crops: 21.05% other: 50% (2001)
irrigated land:
120 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
droughts
environment - current issues:
desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment; water-borne disease; soil degradation; depletion and contamination of underground water resources
geography - note:
there are 25 israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the gaza strip (february 2002 est.)
population:
1.376.289 note: in addition. there are more than 5.000 israeli settlers in the gaza strip (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 48.5% (male 342.186/female 325.899) 15-64 years: 48.8% (male 342.927/female 329.354) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 15.036/female 20.887) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 15.65 years male: 15.5 years female: 15.81 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
3.77% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
40.03 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
3.87 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
1.54 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 22.93 deaths/1.000 live births male: 24.05 deaths/1.000 live births female: 21.76 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.79 years male: 70.5 years female: 73.15 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
5.91 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
na
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
na
hiv/aids - deaths:
na
nationality:
noun: na adjective: na
ethnic groups:
palestinian arab and other 99.4%. jewish 0.6%
religions:
muslim (predominantly sunni) 98.7%. christian 0.7%. jewish 0.6%
languages:
arabic. hebrew (spoken by israeli settlers and many palestinians). english (widely understood)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.9% male: 96.3% female: 87.4% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: none conventional short form: gaza strip local long form: none local short form: qita ghazzah
economy - overview:
high population density. limited land access. and strict internal and external controls have kept economic conditions in the gaza strip - the smaller of the two areas under the palestinian authority - even more degraded than in the west bank. the beginning of the second intifadah in september 2000 sparked an economic downturn. largely the result of israeli closure policies; these policies. which were imposed in response to security interests in israel. disrupted labor and commodity relationships with the gaza strip. in 2001. and even more severely in 2003. israeli military measures in palestinian authority areas resulted in the destruction of much capital plant. the disruption of administrative structure. and widespread business closures. including the west bank. the un estimates that more than 100.000 palestinians out of the 125.000 who used to work in israel or in joint industrial zones have lost their jobs. unemployment has continued at half the labor force. israeli withdrawal from the gaza strip in september 2005 offers some medium-term opportunities for economic growth. especially given the removal of restrictions on internal movement. in addition. recent agreements and continuing negotiations on the administration of gaza's border crossings increase the prospects for trade.
gdp (purchasing power parity):
$768 million (2003 est.)
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