Gaza Strip

Gaza
غَزَّة
Gaza غَزَّة
	Flag of Palestine
	Location of Gaza within Palestine
Status	Under the Palestinian National Authority according to the Oslo Accords; De facto administered by Hamas since July 2007; Claimed by the State of Palestine; 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
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
• Density	6,507/km2 (16,853.1/sq mi)
Currency	Israeli new shekel; Egyptian pound
Calling code	+970
ISO 3166 code	PS
	↑ The State of Palestine is recognized by 147 members of the United Nations as well as the Holy See. ;

Gaza (also called the Gaza Strip) is a polity along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of two territories that make up the State of Palestine. (The other is the West Bank).

Gaza City is its main city. The Palestinian National Authority governed Gaza until 2006, and before 2007, Harakat At-Tahriri Al-Filistiniya administered the territory. The Islamic group Hamas won by a big majority in elections held in 2006.^[4] From 2006 to present, Hamas governs Gaza.

↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ Chami, Ralph; Espinoza, Raphael André; Montiel, Peter J. Macroeconomic policy in fragile states. Oxford: Oxford university press. ISBN 978-0-19-885309-1.
↑ "Hamas wins huge majority". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-03-02.