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West Bankat a Glance

LocationMiddle East, west of Jordan, east of Israel

Population2,568,555

Population Growth Rate2.097%

ReligionsMuslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%

LanguagesArabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.4%
male: 96.7%
female: 88% (2004 est.)