| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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0 groups tours with set departures
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0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +2 (Palestine standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Arabic | Other languages: English, Hebrew |
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| Currency: |
new Israeli shekels (ILS) €1 = ₪0.00, $1 = ₪3.77, £1 = ₪5.01 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ps | International Dialling Code: 970 |
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For help planning your trip to Gaza Strip including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Gaza Strip trip planning page.
Further information on Gaza Strip
Discover more about Gaza Strip - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 360 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 40 km (Mediterranean Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Egypt (11km), Israel (51km)
Highest mountain: Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Auda) (105m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Gaza Strip from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Not Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | No Data | - |
 | Economic Freedom | No Data | - |
 | Press Freedom | No Data | - |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - |
| Overall Ranking: | - | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Territory of Israel
Population: 1,816,379 Density: 5045.4 people/sq km
Ethnic groups: Palestinian Arab
Religions: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7%
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.