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Photos of West Bank

A view of the Western Wall (also known as the Wailing Wall or Buraq Wall) with the Dome of the Rock located above it. Both sites are in East Jerusalem.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 171

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
2024 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 189

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 37

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 32

Death rate

comparison ranking: 223

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 191

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 125

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 93

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 34

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 215

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 178

Labor force

comparison ranking: 138

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 197

Public debt

comparison ranking: 176

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 70

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 166

Exports

comparison ranking: 153

Imports

comparison ranking: 114

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 211

Heliports

comparison ranking: 134

Military and Security

Terrorism

Transnational Issues