Statistical information West Bank 1992
West Bank in the World
Background
West Bank - Geography 1992
top of pageLocation
Geographic coordinates
Map reference
Area
Total: 5,860 km²
Land:
5,640 km²; includes West Bank, East Jerusalem, Latrun
Salient, Jerusalem No Man's Land, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus
Salient, Jerusalem No Man's Land, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus
Comparative: slightly larger than Delaware
Land boundaries: 404 km total; Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km
Coastline: none - landlocked
Maritime claims: none - landlocked
Disputes: Israeli occupied with status to be determined
Climate: temperate, temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters
Terrain: mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east
Elevation
Natural resources: negligible
Land use
Land use: arable land: 27%, permanent crops: 0%, meadows and pastures 32%, forest and woodland 1%, other 40%
Irrigated land
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards
Geography
West Bank - People 1992
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1,362,464 (July 1992), growth rate 3.1% (1992); in addition, there are 95,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank and 132,000 in East
Jerusalem (1992 est.)
Jerusalem (1992 est.)
Nationality: NA
Ethnic groups: Palestinian Arab and other 88%, Jewish 12%
Languages: Arabic, Israeli settlers speak Hebrew, English widely understood
Religions: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 80%, Jewish 12%, Christian and other 8%
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate: 35 births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: 6 deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: 2 migrants/1000 population (1992)
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas
Environment
Current issues: highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers
Current issues note: landlocked; there are 175 Jewish settlements in the West Bank and 14 Israeli-built Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
Mothers mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate: 37 deaths/1000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 68 years male, 71 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: 4.5 children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Hiv/Aids
Major infectious diseases
Obesity adult prevalence rate
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Education expenditures
Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
West Bank - Government 1992
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Conventional long form: none
Government type
Capital
Administrative divisions
Dependent areas
Independence
National holiday
Constitution
Legal system
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Political parties and leaders
International organization participation
Diplomatic representation
Flag description
National symbols
National anthem
National heritage
West Bank - Economy 1992
top of pageEconomy overview:
Economic progress in the West Bank has been hampered by
Israeli military administration and the effects of the Palestinian uprising (intifadah). Industries using advanced technology or requiring sizable investment have been discouraged by a lack of local capital and restrictive
Israeli policies. Capital investment consists largely of residential housing, not productive assets that would enable local firms to compete with
Israeli industry. A major share of GNP is derived from remittances of workers employed in Israel and Persian Gulf states, but such transfers from the Gulf dropped dramatically after Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. In the wake of the Persian Gulf crisis, many Palestinians have returned to the
West Bank, increasing unemployment, and export revenues have plunged because of the loss of markets in Jordan and the Gulf states. Israeli measures to curtail the intifadah also have pushed unemployment up and lowered living standards. The area's economic outlook remains bleak.
Israeli military administration and the effects of the Palestinian uprising (intifadah). Industries using advanced technology or requiring sizable investment have been discouraged by a lack of local capital and restrictive
Israeli policies. Capital investment consists largely of residential housing, not productive assets that would enable local firms to compete with
Israeli industry. A major share of GNP is derived from remittances of workers employed in Israel and Persian Gulf states, but such transfers from the Gulf dropped dramatically after Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. In the wake of the Persian Gulf crisis, many Palestinians have returned to the
West Bank, increasing unemployment, and export revenues have plunged because of the loss of markets in Jordan and the Gulf states. Israeli measures to curtail the intifadah also have pushed unemployment up and lowered living standards. The area's economic outlook remains bleak.
GNP: exchange rate conversion - $1.3 billion, per capita $1,200; real growth rate -10% (1990 est.)
Real gdp purchasing power parity
Real gdp growth rate
Real gdp per capita
Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture products: accounts for about 15% of GNP; olives, citrus and other fruits, vegetables, beef, and dairy products
Industries:
generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the
Israelis have established some small-scale modern industries in the settlements and industrial centers
Israelis have established some small-scale modern industries in the settlements and industrial centers
Industrial production growth rate:
growth rate 1% (1989); accounts for about 4% of
GNP
GNP
Labor force: NA; excluding Israeli Jewish settlers - small industry, commerce, and business 29.8%, construction 24.2%, agriculture 22.4%, service and other 23.6% (1984)
Organized labor: NA
Note: The West Bank is currently governed by Israeli military authorities and Israeli civil administration. It is US policy that the final status of the West Bank will be determined by negotiations among the concerned parties. These negotiations will determine how the area is to governed.
Labor force
Unemployment rate: 15% (1990 est.)
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Distribution of family income gini index
Budget: revenues $31.0 million; expenditures $36.1 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY88)
Taxes and other revenues
Public debt
Revenue
Fiscal year:
previously 1 April - 31 March; FY91 was 1 April - 31
December, and since 1 January 1992 the fiscal year has conformed to the calendar year
December, and since 1 January 1992 the fiscal year has conformed to the calendar year
Inflation rate consumer prices
Central bank discount rate
Commercial bank prime lending rate
Stock of narrow money
Stock of broad money
Stock of domestic credit
Market value of publicly traded shares
Current account balance
Exports: $150 million (f.o.b., 1988 est.)
Commodoties: NA
Partners: Jordan, Israel
Imports: $410 million (c.i.f., 1988 est.)
Commodoties: NA
Partners: Jordan, Israel
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Debt external
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates: new Israeli shekels (NIS) per US$1 - 2.4019 (March 1992), 2.2791 (1991), 2.0162 (1990), 1.9164 (1989), 1.5989 (1988), 1.5946 (1987; Jordanian dinars (JD) per US$1 - 0.6760 (January 1992), 0.6810 (1991), 0.6636 (1990), 0.5704 (1989), 0.3709 (1988), 0.3387 (1987)
West Bank - Energy 1992
top of pageElectricity
Production: power supplied by Israel
Coal
Petroleum
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption per capita
West Bank - Communication 1992
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Telephone system
Broadcast media
Internet
Broadband fixed subscriptions
West Bank - Military 1992
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Percent of gdp: exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
West Bank - Transportation 1992
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Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports:
2 total, 2 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 2,439 m; 1
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Heliports
Pipelines
Railways
Roadways
Waterways
Merchant marine
Ports and terminals
West Bank - Transnational issues 1992
top of pageDisputes international
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs