Palestine

Official Name:	The Occupied Palestinian Territory
Sovereign Status:	Disputed
Government Type:	N/A
Official Name (Local Language):	Occupied Palestinian Territory
ISO Country Codes:	PS : PSE
Internet Domain:	.ps
Government Web Site:	https://minfo.ps/

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Capital:	Ramallah	Main Airports:
Language(s):	Arabic; Hebrew	Population:	4,906,308
Currency:	Israeli New Shekel	ISO Currency Code:	ILS
Telephone Dial In:	+970	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Arab League; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Al-Qassam;

AMIN - Arabic Media Information Network;

Jerusalem Media & Communication Centre;

Maan News Agency;

Palestine News Network;

WAFA ;

Newspaper

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Al-Ayyam Palestinian Daily;

Al-Hayat Al-Jadida;

Al Quds;

Electronic Intifada;

International Middle East Media Center;

PalestineChronicle;

Palestine-Israel Journal;

Palestinian Media Watch;

Radio

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Palestine Public Broadcasting;

Palestine

Government Website:	https://minfo.ps/
Central Bank:	Palestinian Monetary Authority
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	3.25 new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	27.9% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	22.8% (2011)
Inflation Rate:	0.2% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	N/A
GDP:	$12.76 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$6,220 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Israeli New Shekel
Currency Code:	ILS
World Bank Classification:	Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	N/A	N/A
Industry:	N/A	N/A
Services:	N/A

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Un Economic Commission for Western Asia; UNIDO;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Palestine Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Palestine

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Arabic; English; Hebrew
Development Bank(s):	Islamic Development Bank; The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Palestinian Economic Council for Development & Reconstruction;
National Standards Bureau:	Palestine Standards Institution

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: N/A
Ease of Doing Business: 117/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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