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Population: 2,460,492 note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $1,500 (2005 est.)

Currency: new Israeli shekel (ILS); Jordanian dinar (JOD)

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

Total Area: total: 5,860 sq km land: 5,640 sq km water: 220 sq km note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967 slightly smaller than Delaware

Region: Asia

Industries: generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale, modern industries in the settlements and industrial centers

Agriculture: olives, citrus, vegetables; beef, dairy products

Resources: arable land

Labor Force: 568,000 (2005)
agriculture: 16% industry: 29% services: 55% (2005)

Exports: $313 million f.o.b.; note - includes Gaza Strip (2004)
olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone

Imports: $2.37 billion c.i.f.; note - includes Gaza Strip (2004)
food, consumer goods, construction materials

Overview: The West Bank - the larger of the two areas under the Palestinian Authority (PA) - has experienced a general decline in economic conditions since the second intifadah began in September 2000. The downturn has been largely the result of Israeli closure policies - the imposition of border closures in response to security incidents in Israel - which disrupted labor and trading relationships. In 2001, and even more severely in 2002, Israeli military measures in PA areas resulted in the destruction of capital, the disruption of administrative structures, and widespread business closures. International aid of at least $1.14 billion to the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 2004 prevented the complete collapse of the economy and allowed some reforms in the government's financial operations. In 2005, high unemployment and limited trade opportunities - due to continued closures both within the West Bank and externally - stymied growth. Israel's and the international community's financial embargo of the PA since HAMAS took office in March 2006 has interrupted the provision of PA social services and the payment of PA salaries.

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In 2007 Missouri had no exports to West Bank