Statistical information Gaza Strip 1992

Gaza Strip in the World
top of pageBackground: The Gaza Strip has been occupied by israel since 1967.
top of pageLocationGeographic coordinatesMap referenceAreaTotal: 380 km²
Land: 380 km²
Comparative: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 62 km; Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km
Coastline: 40 km
Maritime claims: Israeli occupied with status to be determined
Disputes: Israeli occupied with status to be determined
Climate: temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers
Terrain: flat to rolling, sand- and dune- covered coastal plain
ElevationNatural resources: negligible
Land use: arable land: 13%, permanent crops: 32%, meadows and pastures 0%, forest and woodland 0%, other 55%
Irrigated landMajor riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 681,026 (July 1992), growth rate 3.6% (1992; in addition, there are 4,000 Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip (1992 est.)
Nationality: NA
Ethnic groups: Palestinian Arab and other 99.8%, Jewish 0.2%
Languages: Arabic, Israeli settlers speak Hebrew; English widely understood
Religions: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.3%
Demographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rateBirth rate: 46 births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: 6 deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: - 4 migrants/1000 population (1992)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues: desertification
Current issues note:The war between Israel and the Arab states in June 1967 ended with
Israel in control of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Sinai, and the
Golan Heights. As stated in the 1978 Camp David accords and reaffirmed by
President Bush's post - Gulf crisis peace initiative, the final status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, their relationship with their neighbors, and a peace treaty be-tween Israel and Jordan are to be negotiated among the concerned parties. Camp David further specifies that these negotiations will resolve the respective boundaries. Pending the completion of this process, it is US policy that the final status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has yet to be determined. In the US view, the term West Bank describes all of the area west of the Jordan River under Jordanian administration before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. With respect to negotiations envisaged in the framework agreement, however, it is US policy that a distinction must be made between Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank because of the city's special status and circumstances. Therefore, a negotiated solution for the final status of Jerusalem could be different in character from that of the rest of the West Bank.
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: 41 deaths/1000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 66 years male, 68 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: 6.9 children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry nameConventional long form: none
Government typeCapitalAdministrative divisionsDependent areasIndependenceNational holidayConstitutionLegal systemInternational law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrageExecutive branchLegislative branchJudicial branchPolitical parties and leadersInternational organization participationDiplomatic representationFlag description
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy overview:
In 1990 roughly 40% of Gaza Strip workers were employed across the border by Israeli industrial, construction, and agricultural enterprises, with worker remittances accounting for about one-third of GNP.
The construction, agricultural, and industrial sectors account for about 15%, 12%, and 8% of GNP, respectively. Gaza depends upon Israel for some 90% of its external trade. Unrest in the territory in 1988-92 (intifadah) has raised unemployment and substantially lowered the standard of living of
Gazans. The Persian Gulf crisis and its aftershocks also have dealt severe blows to Gaza since August 1990. Worker remittances from the Gulf states have plunged, unemployment has increased, and exports have fallen dramatically. The area's economic outlook remains bleak.
GNP: exchange rate conversion - $380 million, per capita $590; real growth rate - 30% (1991 est.)
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rateReal gdp per capitaGross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: accounts for about 12% of GNP; olives, citrus and other fruits, vegetables, beef, dairy products
Industries: generally small family businesses that produce textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale modern industries in an industrial center
Industrial production growth rate:
growth rate 10% (1989); accounts for about 8% of
GNP
Labor forceNote: (excluding Israeli Jewish settlers)
By occupation small industry commerce and business: 32.0%
By occupation construction: 24.4%
By occupation service and other: 25.5%
By occupation agriculture: 18.1% (1984)
Organized labor: NA
Unemployment rate: 20% (1990 est.)
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $33.8 million; expenditures $33.3 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY88)
Taxes and other revenuesPublic debtRevenueFiscal year:
previously 1 April - 31 March; FY91 was 1 April - 3l
December, and since 1 January 1992 the fiscal year has conformed to the calendar year
Inflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: $30 million (f.o.b., 1989)
Commodoties: citrus
Partners: Israel, Egypt
Imports: $255 million (c.i.f., 1989)
Commodoties: food, consumer goods, construction materials
Partners: Israel, Egypt
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt externalStock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange rates: new Israeli shekels (NIS) per US$1 - 2.2984 (January 1992), 2.2792 (1991), 2.0162 (1990), 1.9164 (1989), 1.5989 (1988), 1.5946 (1987)
top of pageElectricityProduction: power supplied by Israel
CoalPetroleumCrude oilRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitatop of pageTelephonesTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternetBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresPercent of gdp: exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP
Military and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupstop of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirports: 1 with permanent-surface runway less than 1,220 m
HeliportsPipelinesRailwaysRoadwaysWaterwaysMerchant marinePorts and terminalstop of pageDisputes internationalRefugees and internally displaced personsIllicit drugs