Palestine

Palestine covers two separated territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Jericho, in the West Bank, is among the oldest continuously inhabited settlements known.

Palestine Flag

Palestine Armorial

Easy learning about Palestine

The capital city of Palestine is East Jerusalem, capital city of Palestinian Territory.

Word: Olive

Meaning: peace symbol

Administrative Divisions

2 divisions:

PS-GZZ
PS-WBK

Administrative divisions of Palestine map

Palestine is a Country of Middle East located in the Western Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia, member of Arab League.

030 km (19 mi)60 km (37 mi)90 km (56 mi)120 km (75 mi)

Height

-417 m (-1368 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 350 m (1150 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 700 m (2300 ft), 900 m (2950 ft), 950 m (3120 ft), Max altitude 1018 m (3340 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Height from west to east in Palestine

Height from south to north in Palestine

1Jordan−417 to −282 m

Population of Palestine, 1990–2025

The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices

Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Heights: NASADEM, NASA

Basic Information

Capital City: East Jerusalem, capital city of Palestinian Territory

Population: 5,413,596 (World Bank)

People from Palestine are called: Palestinians

Geography

Latitude: 31.306° N

Longitude: 34.281° E

Geographical Subregion: Western Asia

Continental Region: Asia

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 95 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 38

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 94 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 448 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: Very Low Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 148 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 2.877 (GPI)

Human Development

HDI Rank: 133 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.674

Mean Years of Schooling: 10.1

Expected Years of Schooling: 13.0

Life Expectancy at Birth: 65.2 Years

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Varies (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: N/A

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: Varies

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

Arab League - represented by the State of Palestine since 1976

Technical Information

Time Zone: UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00

MapGeo Name: Palestinian Territories

MapGeo Code: PS