Palestine: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 31.88614 / longitude: 34.82145

General information

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem, Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir. Well known national dishes are: Arab salad, Falafel, Mujaddara, Musakhan, Hummus with tahini.

Economy

The currency ISO code is ILS and the currency symbol is ₪. The GDP in 2021 was $18,036,800,000 USD, making it the 112# country in the world.

Population

There are 4,816,503 inhabitants, or 0.065% of the population of planet earth. In this country, the median age is 33.90 years and the birth growth rate is around 0.39%.

Education

The inhabitants stay 17 years in school (tertiary education included). You can find famous universities here like An-Najah National University.

Geography

The area of the country is 6,220 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: بلدية غزة, رام الله, الخليل, ירושלים, Jerusalem. The capital of this country is Ramallah and the country has a border with Israel, Egypt, Jordan. The inhabitants speak the following languages: Arabic.

Good to know

The ISO code is PS, the country's websites have the domain name ".ps", telephone numbers begin with +970 For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine.

Summary

Flag
ISO code PS
Capital Ramallah
Population 4,816,503
World percentage 0.065%
Median age 33.90 years
Population growth rate 0.39%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Arabic
GDP (2021) $18,036,800,000
GDP position #112
Currency code ILS
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 17 years
National dish Arab salad, Falafel, Mujaddara, Musakhan, Hummus with tahini
TLD .ps
Phone prefix +970
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine