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Full Name: The Occupied Palestinian Territories
Area: 6,165 sq km
Population: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics estimate for 2007 approx. 4 million outside the Occupied Territories, there are between 4.5 million and 5 million Palestinians. The largest number, between 2.5 million and 2.8 million, live in Jordan.
People: Arab
Language(s): Arabic. English is widely spoken
Religion(s): Muslim (97%), Christian (3%)
Currency: New Israeli Shekel, Jordanian Dinar (West Bank Only)
Major political parties: Fatah, PFLP, DFLP, FIDA, People's Party, Hamas (all except Hamas are members of the PLO); 88 elected member Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)
President of The Occupied Palestinian Territories : Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen)
Prime Minister: Salam Fayyad
Foreign Minister: Dr Riyad al-Maliki

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