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Gaza Strip:
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Other pages in this profile of the Gaza Strip:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 1,537,269 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 4,270.2 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 47.1% (male 370,767/female 353,571) 15-64 years: 50.4% (male 396,110/female 378,743) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 15,716/female 22,362) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 16.2 years male: 16.1 years female: 16.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.609% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 38.38 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.67 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 21.35 deaths/1,000 live births male: 22.34 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 72.34 years male: 71.01 years female: 73.73 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.51 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: NA adjective: NA |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Palestinian Arab |
Religions |
Definition Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7% |
Languages |
Definition Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.4% male: 96.7% female: 88% (2004 est.) |
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