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rowspan="0" colspan="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML>  <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TR> <TH align="middle" colSpan="3">Palestinian National Authority <DIV>السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية<BR> <em>As-Sulta Al-Wataniyya Al-Filastīniyya</em></DIV></TH> </TR> <TR> <TD align="middle" colSpan="3"><TABLE align="center"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align="middle"><A title="Flag of Palestine" href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Palestine.svg"><IMG height="63" alt="Flag of Palestine" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Palestine.svg/125px-Flag_of_Palestine.svg.png" width="125" border="0"></A></TD> <TD align="middle"><A title="Coat of arms of Palestine" href="/wiki/File:Palestinian_National_Authority_COA.svg"><IMG height="116" alt="Coat of arms of Palestine" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Palestinian_National_Authority_COA.svg/85px-Palestinian_National_Authority_COA.svg.png" width="85" 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href="/wiki/Capital_(political)">Capital</A></strong></TD> <TD><strong>Disputed</strong>. (<A title="Ramallah" href="/wiki/Ramallah">Ramallah</A> and <A title="Gaza City" href="/wiki/Gaza_City">Gaza City</A> are administrative capitals while <A title="Jerusalem" href="/wiki/Jerusalem">Jerusalem</A> is claimed as capital).<A title="" href="#cite_note-0">[1]</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TH colSpan="2"><A title="Demographics of Palestine" href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Palestine">Largest city</A></TH> <TD><A title="Gaza" href="/wiki/Gaza">Gaza</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TH colSpan="2"><A title="Government" href="/wiki/Government">Government</A></TH> <TD><A title="Semi-presidential system" href="/wiki/Semi-presidential_system">Semi-presidential</A>;<BR> <A title="Parliamentary Democracy" href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Democracy">Parliamentary Democracy</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TH colSpan="2">Establishment</TH> <TD></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> - </TD> <TD>Established</TD> <TD>May 4, 1994 </TD> </TR> <TR> <TH colSpan="3"><A title="Population" href="/wiki/Population">Population</A></TH> </TR> <TR> <TD> - </TD> <TD>2008 (July) estimate</TD> <TD>4,148,000 (<A title="List of countries by population" href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population">124th</A>)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colSpan="2"><strong><A title="Gross domestic product" href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product">GDP</A></strong> (<A title="Purchasing power parity" href="/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity">PPP</A>)</TD> <TD>2008 estimate</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> - </TD> <TD>Total</TD> <TD>$11.95 billion (<A title="List of countries by GDP (PPP)" href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)">-</A>)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> - </TD> <TD><A title="Per capita" href="/wiki/Per_capita">Per capita</A></TD> <TD>$2,900 (<A title="List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita" href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita">-</A>)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colSpan="2"><strong><A title="Human Development Index" href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index">HDI</A></strong> (2007)</TD> <TD>▼ 0.731 (medium) (<A title="List of countries by Human Development Index" href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index">106th</A>)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TH colSpan="2"><A title="Currency" href="/wiki/Currency">Currency</A></TH> <TD><A title="Palestinian Pound" href="/wiki/Palestinian_Pound">Palestinian Pound</A>a<BR> <A title="Jordanian dinar" href="/wiki/Jordanian_dinar">Jordanian dinar</A>b<BR> <A title="Egyptian Pound" href="/wiki/Egyptian_Pound">Egyptian Pound</A>c<BR> <A title="Israeli new sheqel" href="/wiki/Israeli_new_sheqel">Israeli new sheqel</A>d<BR> (<A title="ISO 4217" href="/wiki/ISO_4217">JOD, EGP, ILS</A>)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TH colSpan="2"><A title="Time zone" href="/wiki/Time_zone">Time zone</A></TH> <TD> (<A title="Coordinated Universal Time" href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time">UTC</A>+2)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> - </TD> <TD>Summer (<A title="Daylight saving time" href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time">DST</A>)</TD> <TD> (<A title="Coordinated Universal Time" href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time">UTC</A>+3)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TH colSpan="2"><A title="Country code top-level domain" href="/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain">Internet TLD</A></TH> <TD><A title=".ps" href="/wiki/.ps">.ps</A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TH colSpan="2"><A title="List of country calling codes" href="/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes">Calling code</A></TH> <TD><A title="+970" href="/wiki/%2B970">+970</A>*<BR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colSpan="3">*Abbas's term expired on January 9, 2009, creating a constitutional crisis. Abbas unilaterally extended his term by one year, while Duwaik, as the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, assumed the office as well.<BR> <p>** Haniyeh was dismissed by President Abbas in favor of Fayad, however, along with the Palestinian Legislative Council, Haniyeh does not acknowledge the legitimacy of his dismissal; from 14 June 2007 Haniyeh exercises de facto authority in the Gaza Strip, whereas Fayad's government has authority in the West Bank.<BR> a Used in <A title="Palestine" href="/wiki/Palestine">Palestine</A> from 1927 - 1950.<BR> b Used in <A title="West Bank" href="/wiki/West_Bank">West Bank</A> from 1950 - Present.<BR> c Used in <A title="Gaza Strip" href="/wiki/Gaza_Strip">Gaza Strip</A> from 1951 - Present.<BR> d Used from 1985 - Present.</p> <BR> * Also <A title="+972" href="/wiki/%2B972">+972</A> is used as well.</TD> </TR> </table> <BODY DIR="LTR"> <p></p></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="566" border="0" rowspan="0" colspan="0"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </div> <div class="column1-unit"></div> <hr class="clear-contentunit" /> <div class="column1-unit"></div> <hr class="clear-contentunit" />  <h1 class="block"> </h1> </div> </div>  <div class="footer"> <p>Copyright © 2009 | Embassy of the state of Palestine | All Rights Reserved</p> <p class="credits"> </p> </div> </div> </body> </html>