Gaza Strip

Gaza غَزَّة
Flag of Palestine
Location of Gaza within Palestine
Status	Under the Palestinian National Authority according to the Oslo Accords[1] De facto administered by Hamas since July 2007 Claimed by the State of Palestine[a] Regarded as occupied by the Israeli regime due to the Israeli blockade of Gaza according to the United Nations
Capital and largest city	Gaza City 31°30′53″N 34°27′15″E / 31.51472°N 34.45417°E / 31.51472; 34.45417
Official languages	Arabic
Ethnic groups	Palestinian
Religion	99% Sunni Islam (official) <1% Christianity
Demonym(s)	Palestinian
Government	State of Palestine
Area
• Total	365 km2 (141 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 estimate	2,375,259[2]
• Density	6,507/km2 (16,853.1/sq mi)
Currency	Israeli new shekel Egyptian pound[3]
Calling code	+970
ISO 3166 code	PS
↑ The State of Palestine is recognized by 146 members of the United Nations as well as the Holy See.

Gaza is a polity along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The main city in Gaza is called Gaza City. The area is part of Palestine. Formally, the Palestinian National Authority governed it. Before 2007, Harakat At-Tahriri Al-Filistiniya administrated the territory. The area is geographically separated from the rest of Palestine.

1. ↑ "Mideast accord: the overview; Rabin and Arafat sign accord ending Israel's 27-year hold on Jericho and the Gaza Strip" Archived 9 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Chris Hedges, New York Times, 5 May 1994.
2. ↑ "مليونان و375 ألف نسمة عدد سكان قطاع غزة مع نهاية 2022". arabic.news.cn. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
3. ↑ Chami, Ralph; Espinoza, Raphael André; Montiel, Peter J. Macroeconomic policy in fragile states. Oxford: Oxford university press. ISBN 978-0-19-885309-1.