Arab Country Profiles

Palestine

Country name : Palestine
Capital : East Jerusalem
Area : 6,257 km²
Population : 4,547,431 (2014 - West Bank and Gaza strip)
Population growth rate : 1.99% (2014, WB)
Life expectancy at birth : 75.69 years (2014, WB)
Age structure : 0-14 years : 33.7% - 15-64 years : 62.5% - 65 years and over : 3.8%
Urbanisation : 75% (2014)
Labour force : 1,066,000 (2014)
Gross Domestic Product : $6.4 billion (2014 est. for WB)
GDP – real growth rate : 0.5% (2014)
GDP – composition by sector : agriculture : 2.9%- industry : 23.6% - services : 73.5%
GDP – per capita : $4,900 (2012)
Natural resources : natural gas
Industries : textiles, food processing, furniture, quarrying
Industrial production growth rate : NA
Land use : arable land : 7.4% - permanent crops : 11% - other : 81.6%
Agricultural products : olives, fruits, vegetables, flowers, beef, dairy products
Exports in general : $2.107 billion (2014 est.)
Exports to Belgium : $4.6 million (2014)
Exports – commodities : strawberries, vegetables, fruits, olives, limestone
Imports in general : $7.674 billion (2014 est.)
Imports from Belgium : $6.3 million (2014)
Imports – commodities : food, consumer products, construction materials, petroleum, chemicals
Current account balance : $-2.894 million (2014 est.)
Budget : revenues : $2.742 billion - expenditures : $4.279 billion (2014)

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