l status negotiations are to begin no later
than the beginning of the third year of the transitional period.

@West Bank, Geography

Location:
Middle East, between Jordan and Israel
Map references:
Middle East
Area:
total area:
5,860 sq km
land area:
5,640 sq km
comparative area:
slightly larger than Delaware
note:
includes West Bank, East Jerusalem, Latrun Salient, Jerusalem No Man's
Land, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt.
Scopus
Land boundaries:
total 404 km, Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
none; landlocked
International disputes:
West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli occupied with interim status
subject to Israeli/Palestinian negotiations - final status to be
determined
Climate:
temperate, temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to
hot summers, cool to mild winters
Terrain:
mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in
east
Natural resources:
negligible
Land use:
arable land:
27%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
32%
forest and woodland:
1%
other:
40%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
NA
Note:
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal
aquifers; there are 200 Jewish settlements and civilian land use sites
in the West Bank and 25 in East Jerusalem (April 1994)

@West Bank, People

Population:
1,443,790 (July 1994 est.)
note:
in addition, there are 110,500 Jewish settlers in the West Bank and
144,100 in East Jerusalem (1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.68% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
32.48 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
5.11 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
33.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.39 years
male:
68.88 years
female:
71.98 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.2 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
NA
adjective:
NA
Ethnic divisions:
Palestinian Arab and other 88%, Jewish 12%
Religions:
Muslim 80% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12%, Christian and other 8%
Languages:
Arabic, Hebrew spoken by Israeli settlers, English widely understood
Literacy:
total population:
NA%
male