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://www.palestinepnc.org/en/

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UN Location Codes

IATA Airports

Capital:	Ramallah	Main Airports:
Language(s):	Arabic; Hebrew	Population:	4,997,349
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;

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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Ma'an News Agency;

Palestine News Network;

WAFA;

Newspaper

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Al-Ayyam Palestinian Daily;

International Middle East Media Center;

PalestineChronicle;

Palestine-Israel Journal;

Palestinian Media Watch;

Radio

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Al Aqsa Radio;

Al Ayyam;

Palestine Public Broadcasting;

Palestine

Government Website:	https://www.palestinepnc.org/en/
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:	18% (2011 est.)
Inflation Rate:	0.2% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	N/A
GDP:	$27.779 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$5,600 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Israeli New Shekel
Currency Code:	ILS
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

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; International Labour Organization; 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: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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