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Location:
Middle East, west of Jordan
Population:
2,090,713 (July 2001 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%
Religions:
Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
Languages:
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Area:
total: 5,860 sq km,
land: 5,640 sq km,
water: 220 sq km
Natural resources:
arable land
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