Gaza Strip

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Gaza Strip

قطاع غزة Qiṭāʿ Ġazzah

Largest city Gaza

Organized September 13, 1993 Oslo accords

- Signed PA took partial control in May 1994; full control in September 2005; Hamas control since 2007 (Israel retains control of airspace, non-Egyptian land borders and offshore maritime access while Egypt controls its land border portion)

Area

- Total 360 km² (169th)
139 sq mi

Population

- July 2011^[1] estimate 1,657,155 people^[1]

- Density 4,118/km² (6th¹)
10,665/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2009 est estimate

- Total $770 million (160th¹)

- Per capita $3,100 (175th¹)

Currency Egyptian Pound (de facto)
Israeli new sheqel (ILS)

Time zone (UTC+2)

- Summer (DST) (UTC+3)

Calling code

+970

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Source: CIA World Factbook
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