President of the Palestinian Authority: Mahmoud Abbas
Prime Minister of the emergency government: Salam Fayyad 
Form of government: Parliamentary democracy
Area: 5'860 km2 (West Bank) and 360 km2 (Gaza Strip) 
Headquarters of the Palestinian Authority: Ramallah 
Population: 2.71 Mio. (West Bank) and 1.42 Mio. (Gaza Strip)
Ethnic groups: 83% Palestinian Arabs, 17% Jews (West Bank); 99.4% Palestinian Arabs (Gaza Strip)
Religions: 75% Muslims (mainly Sunni), 17% Jews, 8% Christians (West Bank); 98.7% Muslims (mainly Sunni), 0.7% Christians (Gaza Strip)
Language: Arabic
Currency: Israeli shekel (ISL)
Gross domestic product (gdp) 2007: USD 4.82 billion
Change against previous year: 0.0%
Gdp per person 2007: USD 1'200 
Swiss colony: 
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 27.9 Mio.  
Change against previous year: -0.3%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 0.41 Mio.  
Change against previous year: +25.6%