| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +2 (Palestine standard time) |
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| Daylight savings: | None |
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| Main languages: | Arabic | Other languages: English, Hebrew |
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| Currency: |
new Israeli shekels (ILS) €1 = ₪0.00, $1 = ₪3.77, £1 = ₪5.01 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ps | International Dialling Code: 970 |
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For help planning your trip to West Bank including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our West Bank trip planning page.
Further information on West Bank
Discover more about West Bank - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 5,860 sq km (220 sq km under water)
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Neighbours (border lengths): Israel (307km), Jordan (97km)
Highest mountain: Tall Asur (1,022m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for West Bank from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Not Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Hybrid regime | 106/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | No Data | - |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 138/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - |
| Overall Ranking: | - | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Territory of Israel
Population: 2,731,052 Density: 466 people/sq km
Ethnic groups: Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%
Religions: Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
GDP (PPP): $8.02 billion GDP per capita: $2,900
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.