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Palestine Trip Reports by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter



22 April 2008
Trip Report by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan: April 13-22, 2008

 

30 Jan 2006
Palestinian Elections: Trip Report by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

 

12 Jan 2005
President Carter's Trip Report on the Palestinian Presidential Election

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Map of The Palestinian Territories(Click to enlarge)
 

QUICK FACTS:
THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Size:
Palestinian Territories: 6,020 sq. km West Bank: 5,655 sq. km; 130 km long, 40-65 km in width
Gaza Strip: 365 sq. km; 45 km long, 5-12 km in width

(Self-rule area: 210 square kilometers)
Population:  3,827,914 (Total Palestinian Territory)
     West Bank:  2,421,491
     Gaza Strip:  1,406,423

Population living as refugees: 349,000
Intended seat of government: East Jerusalem
Population below poverty line: Estimated 47% (2003)
Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 74 years (women)
Main export: Citrus
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, English
Religions: Islam, 97%; Christianity, 3%
Ethnic groups:
West Bank - Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%;
Gaza Strip - Palestinian Arab and other 99.4%, Jewish 0.6%

(Sources: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, PASSIA, BBC)