tion (1996 est.)

Death rate: 4.66 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

Net migration rate: 15.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
all ages: 1.02 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 28.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.76 years
male: 70.17 years
female: 73.44 years (1996 est.)

Total fertility rate: 5.2 children born/woman (1996 est.)

Nationality:
noun: NA
adjective: NA

Ethnic divisions: Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%

Religions: Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian
and other 8%

Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers), English
(widely understood)

Literacy: NA

Government
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Government note: Under the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles
on Interim Self-Government Arrangements ("the DOP"), Israel agreed
to transfer certain powers and responsibilities to the Palestinian
Authority, a Palestinian Legislative Council, elected in January
1996, as part of interim self-governing arrangements in the West
Bank and Gaza Strip. A transfer of powers and responsibilities for
the Gaza Strip and Jericho has taken place pursuant to the
Israel-PLO 4 May 1994 Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the
Jericho Area. A transfer of powers and responsibilities in certain
spheres for the rest of the West Bank has taken place pursuant to
the Israel-PLO 29 August 1994 Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of
Powers and Responsibilities. A transfer of powers and
responsibilities in additional areas of the West Bank has taken
place pursuant to the Israel-PLO 28 September 1995 Interim
Agreement. The DOP provides that Israel will retain responsibility
during the transitional period for external security and for
internal security and public order of settlements and Israelis.
Permanent status is to be determined through direct negotiations
within five years.

Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: West Bank

Data code: WE

Economy
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Economic overview: Economic progress in the West Bank has been
hampered by Israeli military administration and the effects of the
Palestinian uprising (intifadah). Industries using advanced
techn