WARNING: Most Western governments have issued a severe and strict travel warning against entering the Gaza strip. While seeming internally stable, most consider it effectively a war zone. The Palestinian factions and the Israeli military are well armed and quite willing to shoot when they think it necessary. Anyone who carries anything identifying them as Jewish, such as a Star of David necklace, is very much at risk. |
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Government | Hamas |
Currency | shekel (ILS) |
Area | 360 sq km |
Population | 1,225,911 (July 2002 est.) |
Language | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Gazan Arabs), English (widely understood) |
Religion | Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish N/A |
Electricity | 230V/50Hz (Israeli plug) |
Calling Code | +970 |
Internet TLD | .ps |
Time Zone | UTC+3 |
The Gaza Strip (Arabic ???, Ghazzah, Hebrew ??? 'Azza) is a Palestinian territory in the Middle East. The largest city is Gaza.