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Trade Environment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS)
The West Bank and Gaza Strip is a united political entity, geographically comprised of two territories. The West Bank has an area of about 5,800 sq. km, while the Gaza Strip extends on an area of about 360 sq. km. The West Bank is bounded by Jordan on the East and by Israel on the three remaining sides. The Gaza Strip is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the West, Egypt on the South and Israel on the remaining sides. The total population of the WBGS is about 4.01 million.

West Bank

 

Population: 2,461,267 (July 2009 est.)
 

Age Structure:
0-14 years: 37.3%(2009 est.)

15-64 years: 59.1% (2009 est.)

65 years and over: 3.7% (2009 est.)

Population Growth Rate: 2.178% (2009 est.)

Gaza Strip

Population: 1,551,859 (July 2009 est.)

 

Age Structure:

0-14 years: 44.4% (2009 est.)
15-64 years: 53%  (2009 est.)
65 years and over: 2.6%  (2009 est.)
 

Population Growth Rate: 3.349% (2009 est.)

(Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ )

The main international points of entry and exit for import and export purposes are the following:

Gaza International Airport   (GazaStrip) - closed
Ben Gurion International Airport (Israel)
Haifa Seaport (Israel)
Ashdod Seaport (Israel)
Rafah border crossing with Egypt (Gaza Strip)
Karameh (Allenby) Bridge border crossing with Jordan (West Bank)
Adam (Damia) Bridge border crossing with Jordan (West Bank)

 

The main crossing points between the Gaza Strip and Israel are the following:
Al Muntar (Karni), Beit Hanoun (Erez), and Qarara (Sofa)