Capital Palestine:
Jerusalem Location: Southwestern Asia, Middle East
Total Area: 26,990 km² (10,420.9 mi²)
- West Bank: 5,860 km² (2,262 mi²)
- Gaza Strip: 360 km² (134 mi²)
- Occupied Palestine: 20,770 km² (8,019 mi²)
Approximate population:
- West Bank: 3,256,906 - (2023 est.)
- Gaza Strip: 2,226,544 - (2023 est.)
- Occupied Palestine: 10,009,800 - (2024 est.)
Languages:
- West Bank: Arabic (Palestinian Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic), English (compulsory in schools, widely spoken by Palestinians), and Hebrew (spoken by Israeli Jews in the West Bank, and spoken by many Palestinians) are commonly known.
- Gaza Strip: Arabic (Palestinian Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic), Hebrew (spoken by many older Gaza Palestinians), English (widely understood)
- Occupied Palestine: Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, English
Religions:
- West Bank: Islam (official) 80%–85% (predominantly Sunni), Judaism Jewish 12%–14%, Christianity 1.0%–2.5%, (mainly Greek Orthodox), Other religious minorities include Palestinian Metawalis, Palestinian Druze, and Palestinian Baha'is.
- Gaza Strip: Sunni Islam (official) 99%, Christianity <1%
- Occupied Palestine: Judaism 73.5%, Islam 18.1%, Christianity 1.9%, Druze Faith 1.6%, others 4.9%
Ethnic groups:
- West Bank: Palestinian Arab: 83%, Jewish and other: 17%
- Gaza Strip: Palestinian/Arab 98.7%
- Occupied Palestine: Jews 73.5%, Arabs 21.1%, others 5.4% - (2022 est.)
Currency:
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (4):
Jordan 455 km (282 mi),
Syria 83 km (51 mi),
Lebanon 79 km (49.1 mi),
Egypt 277 km (172 mi).
Maritime boundaries: Dead Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Mediterranean Sea