Palestine is a UN non-member observer state, recognised by a large majority of UN member states.
- Official name
- State of Palestine دولة فلسطين · Arabic
- Capital
- Ramallah
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 4.6 million
- Area
- 6,220 km²
- Currency
- Egyptian pound (EGP), Israeli new shekel (ILS), Jordanian dinar (JOD)
- Neighbours
- Israel, Egypt, Jordan
- Internet / phone
- .ps, فلسطين. · +970
Where it is
Notable facts
- Palestine is a UN non-member observer state, recognised by a large majority of UN member states.
- Jericho in the West Bank is among the oldest continuously inhabited settlements known, going back roughly 11,000 years.
- Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built over a cave traditionally identified as Jesus’s birthplace, dates from the 4th century.
- The Dead Sea shore in the West Bank is part of the lowest land area on Earth.
World Heritage 6 sites
- Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
- Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir In danger
- Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
National dish
Musakhanمسخن Roast chicken on flatbread soaked in olive oil, with heavily sumac-ed onions and pine nuts.
Maqluba — an upended pot of rice, meat and fried aubergine — is the other dish commonly named.