small family businesses that produce textiles, soap,
olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis had
established some small-scale modern industries in an industrial
center, but operations ceased prior to Israel's evacuation of Gaza
Strip settlements

Industrial production growth rate:

2.4% (includes West Bank) (2005)

Electricity - production:

140,000 kWh (2005)

Electricity - consumption:

230,000 kWh (2005)

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2005)

Electricity - imports:

90,000 kWh; note - from Israeli Electric Company (2005)

Exports:

$301 million f.o.b.; (includes West Bank) (2005)

Exports - commodities:

citrus, flowers, textiles

Exports - partners:

Israel, Egypt, West Bank (2006)

Imports:

$2.44 billion c.i.f.; (includes West Bank) (2005)

Imports - commodities:

food, consumer goods, construction materials

Imports - partners:

Israel, Egypt, West Bank (2006)

Economic aid - recipient:

$1.4 billion; (includes West Bank) (2006 est.)

Debt - external:

$NA

Currency (code):

new Israeli shekel (ILS)

Currency code:

ILS

Exchange rates:

new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - 4.14 (2007), 4.4565
(2006), 4.4877 (2005), 4.482 (2004), 4.5541 (2003)

Communications
Gaza Strip

Telephones - main lines in use:

350,400 (includes West Bank) (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

1.026 million (includes West Bank) (2007)

Telephone system:

general assessment: NA
domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL
are responsible for fixed line services; the Palestinian JAWAL
company provides cellular services
international: country code - 970 (2004)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 0 (2008)

Radios:

NA; note - most Palestinian households have radios (1999)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (2008)

Televisions:

NA; note - most Palestinian households have televisions (1997)

Internet country code:

.ps; note - same as West Bank

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

3 (1999)

Internet users:

355,500 (includes West Bank) (2007)

Transportation
Gaza Strip

Airports:

2 (2007)

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2007)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2007)

Heliports:

1 (2007)

Roadways:

note: see entry for West Bank

Ports and terminal