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West Bank is located in the Middle East, west of Jordan and east of Israel, with mostly rugged, dissected upland in the west and flat plains descending to the Jordan River Valley in the east. The climate is temperate, with temperature and precipitation varying by altitude, featuring warm to hot summers and cool to mild winters. The West Bank has a population of approximately 3.31 million people, and the status of the capital is contested.
The West Bank has a developing economy with key industries including small-scale manufacturing, quarrying, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs. The territory’s natural resources include arable land. The West Bank faces a high unemployment rate of 36.1 percent and has a GDP per capita of $3,800, with its economy constrained by the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and territorial administration issues.
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conventional short form: West Bank
etymology: name refers to the location of the British Mandate of Palestine that was occupied and administered by Jordan in 1948, on the west bank of the Jordan River; the designation was retained after the 1967 Six-Day War and subsequent changes in administration