West Bank and Gaza Strip People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: total, 1,508,000 (July 1986); average annual growth rate 3.3%; West Bank (including East Jerusalem)—967,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate3.1%; Gaza Strip—541,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.7%

Nationality: West Bank—to be determined; Gaza Strip—to be determined

Ethnic divisions: West Bank—88% Palestinian Arab and other, 12% Jewish (includimg expanded East Jerusalem); Gaza Strip— 99.8% Palestinian Arab and other, 0.2% Jewish

Religion: West Bank—80% Muslim (predominantly Sunni), 12% Jewish, 7% Christian and other; Gaza Strip—99% Muslim (predominantly Sunni), 0.8% Christian, 0.2% Jewish

Language: West Bank: Arabic; Israeli settlers speak Hebrew; English widely under-sUmk!

Gaza Strip- Arabic; Israeli settlers speak Hebrew; English widely understood

Labor force: West Bank: (excluding Israeli Jewish settlers) 29.8% small industry, commerce, and business; 24.2% construction; 22.4% agriculture; and 23.6% service and other (1984)

Gaza Strip: (excluding Israeli Jewish settlers) 32.0% small industry, commerce and business; 24.4% construction; 25.5% service and other; and 18.1% agriculture (1984)

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NOTE: The information regarding West Bank and Gaza Strip on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of West Bank and Gaza Strip 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about West Bank and Gaza Strip 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.