What Would a Palestinian State Look Like?

THE ʼSTATE OF PALESTINE Should the Palestinian Authority succeed in achieving statehood for Gaza and the West Bank, the country will be one that relies heavily on aid, where poverty is rife, unemployment high and living standards loe. LIFE IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT URBAN POPULATION PALESTINE COMPARED TO OTHER SMALL NATIONS IN USS NUMBER 2,911,116 IN (2000) USS PER CAPITA $1,228.83 Country BAHRAIN SINGAPORE BRUNEI LUXEMBOURG PALESTINE LEBANON TIMOR LESTE KUWAIT Country 91343,230 $1,056.30 Area 750 km 700 km 5,800 km 2,586 km 5,900 km 10,500 km 14,874 km 17,800 km Area 1,234,596 4,224,000 Population GDP per capita 5,076,700 401,890 511,840 3,935,249 1,066,582 3,566,437 Population GDP (PPP) $15,557 Democracy $26,852 $62,100 Democracy $48,891 $81,383 $2,900 $2,521 $37,848 Government Monarchy Sultanate Democracy Democracy Democracy Emirate Government 1990 2009 1994 2005 UNDER FIVE-YEAR-OLDS LIVING IN POVERTY Mediterranean Sea MORTALITY RATE PERCENTAGE Afula o PER LOO0 LIVE BIRTHS POVERTY DEEP POVERTY Sakara e TURKEY ISRAEL 31.2 9 85.6 Nieosia eYPRUS SYRIA 25.9 Tehran e 24.3 24 22.6 Damascus aghdad LEBANON Jenin 1999-12.5% 2008-22.5% 18.8 Tulkarm: 1999-13.8% 2008-22.3% 29.5 IRAQ IRAN JORDAN JENIN 14.2 15.3 13.7 Cairo e LIBYA TUBAS EGYPT SAUDI ARABIA DTULKARM- T1975 Tubas: 1999-11.1% 2008-16.7% Riyadh e I 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL FERTILITY RATE (Nablus INTERNALLY DISPLACED Nablus: 1999-9.29% 2008-15.6% NUMBER OF CHILDREN QALQILIYA PERSONS 160,000 ç 6.435 NUMBER OF PEOPLE 4.917 SUDAN NABLUS Qalgiliya: 1999-13.5% 2008-23,4% Salfit: 1999-13.9% SALFIT Salfit. Tel Aviv O 2008-19.2% LEGEND JERICHO International boundary Ramallah: RAMALLAH West 1999-5.9% 2008-17.1% Jericho: 1999-6.1% 2008-9.9% Armistice demarcation line 11,700 First administrative level boundary Bank 1990 2009 I2002 2009 ELEVATION (METRES) Raumallah PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT PERCENTAGE OF GROSS I 1,500 - 2,000 I 1,000 - 1,500 400 - 600 200 - 400 0- 200 600 - 800 Below sea level OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT Ashdodi • Jericho ASSISTANCE RECEIVED 800 - 1,000 JERUSALEM USS DOLARS PER CAPITA East Jerusalem: 1999-9.8% 2008-10.5% En Kerem o 92.1% 78.9% $748.44 Ashqelon Bethlehem HISTORICAL Agur O UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BETHLEHEM Qiryat Gat PERCENTAGE AMONG LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPANTS Bethlehem: 1999-12% 2008-20.9% Jabalya: 1999-14.8% 2008-39.2% Dead Sea l1993 1995 2008 Gaza StriP PRIMARY SCHOOL RATIO OF PUPILS TO TEACHERS Gaza 1999-13.3% 2008-38.3% HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE Bet Qarna Dier Al Balah HEBRON Hebron: 1999-6.4% 2008-25.9% NUMBER IN (2000) USS PER CAPITA Dier Al Balah: 1999-22.6% 2008-42.7% Khaur 28 $1,321.19 $1,003.70 Khan Yunis: 1999-19.2% 2008-46.9% O leersheba km JÓRDAN Rafah: 1999-19.26 2008-35.6% ISRAEL EGYPT Newe Zahar T1999 2009 1994 2005 LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH MOBILE CELLULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS INTERNET USERS TELEPHONE LINES VEHICLES ON THE ROAD INTERNATIONAL TOURISM 29 387,000 73.7 356,000 348,000 YEARS NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER ARRIVALS VEHICLES PER KM 1,224,000 73,000 35.000 20,000 1995 2009 T1995 2010 12000 2009 1992 2009 T1996 2008 I2003 2008 CELL PHONES 124th ELECTRICITY (West Bank) 124th ELECTRICITY (Gaza) 213th COMPARED TO 214 COUNTRIES AND DEPENDENCIES WHERE DOES PALESTINE RANK? POPULATION GROWTH FERTILITY RATE POPULATION GROWTH FERTILITY RATE (West Bank) 42nd (West Bank) 63th INTERNET USERS POPULATION GDP 128th EXPORTS LAND AREA 166th (Gaza) 7th (Gaza) 26th 88th 137th 172nd LIFE IN THE GAZA STRIP LIFE IN THE WEST BANK GAZA: EMPLOYMENT GAZA: AVERAGE DAILY WAGE WEST BANK: EMPLOYMENT WEST BANK: AVERAGE DAILY WAGE IN NEW ISRAELI SHECKELS ($1 CAN - 0.46NIS) 1995 ($1 CAN - 0.30NIS) 2008 PERCENTAGE EMPLOYED BY INDUSTRY TYPE PERCENTAGE EMPLOYED BY INDUSTRY TYPE IN NEW ISRAELI SHECKELS Agriculture, hunting forestry and fishing Services and other branches Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing Services and other branches ($1 CAN - 0.46NIS) 1995 (81 CAN = 0.30NIS) 2008 85.5 10.6 60.9 Mining, quarrying, and manufacturing 13.5 29.7 Mining, quarrying, and manufacturing 56.5 18.6 Transport, storage, communication and financial intermediation 44.5 Construction, - 10.4 electricity, gas and water 46.6 Transport, storage, communication and financial intermediation 15 6.7 15.3 19 Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants - Construction, electricity, gas and water Wholesale, retail, hotels and restaurants T1995 2008 T1995 2008 GAZA: EMPLOYMENT GAZA: MONTHLY COST OF LIVING WEST BANK: EMPLOYMENT WEST BANK: MONTHLY COST OF LIVING PERCENTAGE EMPLOYED BY OCCUPATION IN JORDANIAN DINAR (81 CAN - 1.62 JD) 2009 PERCENTAGE EMPLOYED BY OCUPATION IN JORDANIAN DINAR ($1 CAN = 1.62 JD) 2009 Legislators and managers Bread and cereals Meat & poultry Bread and cereals Elementary occupations Legislators and managers 39.5 Elementary occupations 53.2 2.9 16.3 Meat and poultry 64.1 3.3 15,9 76.8 Professionals, 23.7 technicians, professionals and clerks 24.2 38.0 Professionals, 21.6 technicians, professionals and clerks Fruit and nuts Fruit and nuts 23.1 Plant - and machine Plant and machine operators 6.8 Vegetables Vegetables 36.9 operators 9.7 Craft and 18.4 related workers Craft and related workers Clothing and footwear 55.8 Clothing and footwean 55.0 18.1 Housing 50.5 22.6 Housing 78.4 27.3 Skilled agricultural and - fisheries workers Skilled agricultural and fisheries workers Medical care 47.4 Medical care 38.8 Services and sales workerS Services and sales workers - 8.6 Transport Transport 44.3 106.6 SOURCE: ISILAEL SECURITY AMENCY, ETSELEMLORG, THE PALESTINIAN CENSUS BUREAU, THE WORLD BANK AND CIA FACTBOOK RICHARD JOHNSON / NATIONAL POST