West Bank Location Map
West Bank Facts
Full Official Name: West Bank
Demonym: N/A
Area
Total Area: 5,860 km²
Total Land Area: 5,640 km²
Total Water Area: 220 km²
Demographics
Population: 3,243,369
Population Growth Rate: 2.07% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Hebron (Population: 201,063)
Ethnic Groups: Palestinian Arab, Jewish, other
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Religions: Muslim 80-85% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12-14%, Christian 1-2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1% (2012 est.)
Economy
Currency: Israeli shekel, Jordanian dinar
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $27.418 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $5,300 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $3.533 billion (2022 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: Israel 81%, Jordan 10%, UAE 2%, US 1%, Turkey 1% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $12.257 billion (2022 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: Israel 57%, Turkey 6%, Egypt 6%, Jordan 4%, China 4% (2022)
Government
Type: N/A
Capital City: N/A (Population: N/A)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC+2 (Palestine Standard Time), UTC+3 (Palestine Summer Time)
Country Code: PS
Internet TLD: .ps
Climate: temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters