State Of Palestine: Disputed territory in West Asia
The State of Palestine is a partially recognized country in southwestern Asia.
It claims East Jerusalem as its capital, however its administrative center is located in Ramallah. It is recognized by 139 United Nations members. Since 2012, it has non-member observer status in the United Nations. This amounts to a de facto, or implicit, recognition of statehood.
State of Palestine[i] | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: "فدائي" "Fedâi" "My Redemption" | |
.svg) Territory claimed by the State of Palestine Territory claimed by the Palestine, but are annexed by Israel | |
| Status | Partially recognized state, UN observer state Recognized by 138 UN member states |
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| Largest city | Gaza City |
| Official languages | Arabic |
| Demonym(s) | Palestinian |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Mahmoud Abbasb | |
| Mohammad Shtayyeh | |
• Speaker of Parliament | Salim Zanoun |
| Legislature | National Council |
| Formation | |
• Declaration of Independence | 15 November 1988 |
• UNGA observer state resolution | 29 November 2012 |
• Sovereignty dispute with Israel | Ongoingc[iii] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,020 km2 (2,320 sq mi) (163rd) |
• Water (%) | 3.5 |
| 5,655 km2 | |
| 365 km2 | |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 5,051,953 (121st) |
• Density | 731/km2 (1,893.3/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2008a estimate |
• Total | $11.95 billiona (–) |
• Per capita | $2,900a (–) |
| Gini (2009) | 35.5 medium |
| HDI (2018) |  0.690medium · 119th |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (Palestine Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Palestine Summer Time) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +970 |
| ISO 3166 code | PS |
| Internet TLD | .ps |
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The Palestinian National Authority claims the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as its territory. It declared independence on 15 November 1988. In 2012, the United Nations voted to recognize it as a State. On 26 February 2024, the Palestinian government collapsed.
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