Countries
Key facts
- Capital
- Ramallah
- Region
- Asia, Western Asia
- Population
- 5,413,596 (2025)
- Area
- 5,970 km²
- Currency
- Israeli new shekel (ILS), Egyptian pound (EGP), Jordanian dinar (JOD)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Calling code
- +970
- Internet domain
- .ps, فلسطين.
- ISO codes
- PS, PSE, 275
- Time zone
- UTC+2:00 to UTC+2:00
- United Nations
- Observer state
- Postal code pattern
- P#######|P### (# = digit, @ = letter)
Land and position
Palestine covers about 5,970 square kilometres. By area it ranks 174th among the 250 countries and territories on this site. It is a little smaller than French Southern and Antarctic Lands and a little larger than Brunei. It shares a land border with 3 neighbours: Egypt, Israel, Jordan. Its centre lies at about 32° north, 35° east, in the northern hemisphere.
Neighbours
People
About 5.41 million people live in Palestine (World Bank, 2025). That makes it the 124th most populous of the 246 places on this site with a figure. On average there are 907 people to each square kilometre. About 87 percent of people live in towns and cities (World Bank, 2025). A baby born there can expect to live about 69 years (World Bank, 2024). Languages listed for it: Arabic. A person from Palestine is called Palestinian.
Money and economy
The currency is the Israeli new shekel (code ILS, symbol ₪). It is also the main currency of Israel. Also listed as used here: Egyptian pound (EGP), Jordanian dinar (JOD). The World Bank puts the size of its economy (GDP) at about US$ 17.2 billion (2025), which is about US$ 3,171 for each person (2025).
Time
Palestine spans 2 time zone areas, from UTC+2:00 to UTC+2:00. Clocks are moved for daylight saving time in part of the year.
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Offsets are for January 2026. See Time Zones for a converter.
Largest cities
| City | People |
|---|---|
| Gaza | 410,000 |
| Khān Yūnis | 173,183 |
| Jabālyā | 168,568 |
| Hebron | 160,470 |
| Nablus | 130,326 |
| Rafaḩ | 126,305 |
City figures are from GeoNames and count the city itself, not the wider urban area. They can be some years old, so use them to see the order of size.
More in Western Asia
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman. See the whole region.
Figures were collected on 11 November 2026 from the World Bank, GeoNames and the open countries data set. See About and data sources. Borders and names follow those sources and do not express any view on disputed territory.