General Information
Capital: --
Population: 2,090,713
Land Area: 5,860 sqkm
Per Capita GDP: $1,500 (2000)
Under 5 Mortality Rate: N/A
Adult Literacy:N/A
Fertility Rate: 4.9
Life Expectancy: 70.8(M); 74(F)
Urbanization Rate: 95%
Unemployment Rate: 40% (2000)
Major Language: Arabic
Major Religion: Islam (Sunni)
Government Type: --
* Data are from UNSD, UNICEF and CIA World Factbook
Internet Resource
Palestinian
National Authority Official Website
Permanent
Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations
CIA World Factbook
This site contains detailed information of West Bank's population,
economic situation, political system, natural resources, and much
more.
History
- Current
political history of Palestine from 1900 and up to today
- Historical
events in chronology
- A
broad range of maps covering much of Palestine's modern history
News
Palestine's only independent news digest.
Tourist information
Provided by Palestine-Net.
Other
links
An extensive and highly diverse collection of links on Palestine
and Palestinians--some mainstream,
some extremist--provided by Arab-Australian Mazen Hejleh. Be aware that some of the links under "Jews,
The Holocaust, Zionism ...." point to anti-Jewish and Holocaust-denying sites.
|
