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The State Of Palestine
Head of State : Mahmoud Abbas
Population : 4.17 Million
Capital City : Jerusalem
Largest City : Gaza
Languages : Arabic, Hebrew, English
Monetary Unit : Jordanian Dinar, USD, New Israeli Shekel
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Facts
GDP (USD) : 10,254,600,000.00
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD) : 244,000,000‏million (2012)
GNI (USD) : 11,130,537,305.00
Exports of Goods & Services (USD) : 1,669.60million (2012)
Imports of Goods & Services (USD) : 6,466.60 million (2012)
Life Expectancy at Birth : 73.02Years (2012)
Intra-OIC Exports (USD) : 00000million (2013)
Intra-OIC Imports (USD) : 00000million (2013)
Location & Geography
Palestine is one of the most ancient regions in the Middle East. It is located in southwest Asia between 290 30َ and 330 15َ lines of latitude north of the equator and 340 15َ and 350 40َ lines of longitude east of Greenwich line. Natural Palestine refers to the region bounded in the west by the Mediterranean Sea, east by Syria and Jordan, north by Lebanon, and south by Egypt and the Gulf of Aqaba. Despite its small area, Palestine contains five clear divisions from west to east: Continental shelf, Costal plain, Palestinian mountains, Negev, Dead Sea rift (considered to be the lowest area in the world, about 400m below sea level).
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Events
Training | March 30 - 31, 2015 | Palestinian Territory