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Inception | 15 November 1988 ![]() |
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Name | دولة فلسطين ![]() |
Official name | دولة فلسطين ![]() |
Native label | دولة فلسطين ![]() |
Short name | Παλαιστίνη, Palestine, 🇵🇸, Palestina, فلسطين ![]() |
Vocalized name | دَوْلَةُ فِلِسْطِينَ ![]() |
IPA transcription | ˈpæləstaɪn ![]() |
Ethnic group | Palestinians ![]() |
Participant in | Oslo 1 Accord ![]() |
Archives at | Palestine National Archives ![]() |
Named after | Palestine (region) ![]() |
Founded by | Palestine Liberation Organization ![]() |
Official language | Arabic ![]() |
Anthem | Fida'i ![]() |
Culture | culture of Palestine ![]() |
Continent | Asia ![]() |
Country | Palestine ![]() |
Capital | Jerusalem, Ramallah ![]() |
Located in time zone | UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, Asia/Jerusalem ![]() |
Location | Southern Levant ![]() |
Located in or next to body of water | Mediterranean Sea, Dead Sea, Jordan River ![]() |
Located in/on physical feature | Palestine (region) ![]() |
Coordinate location | 32°0′0″N 35°15′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 32°12′41″N 35°34′25″E ![]() |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 32°33′7″N 35°13′29″E ![]() |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 31°13′11″N 34°16′2″E ![]() |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 31°19′24″N 34°13′8″E ![]() |
Highest point | Mount Nabi Yunis ![]() |
Lowest point | Dead Sea ![]() |
Basic form of government | parliamentary republic ![]() |
Office held by head of state | president of the State of Palestine ![]() |
Head of state | Mahmoud Abbas, Yasser Arafat ![]() |
Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of the State of Palestine ![]() |
Head of government | Mohammad Shtayyeh ![]() |
Has cabinet | Palestinian Cabinet ![]() |
Executive body | Palestinian National Authority ![]() |
Legislative body | Palestinian Legislative Council ![]() |
Highest judicial authority | Palestinian Supreme Judicial Council ![]() |
Central bank | Palestine Monetary Authority ![]() |
Currency | new shekel ![]() |
Location of formation | Algiers ![]() |
Owner of | The Palestinian Museum ![]() |
Shares border with | Israel, Egypt, Jordan ![]() |
Foundational text | Palestinian Declaration of Independence ![]() |
Driving side | right ![]() |
Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type H, BS 546 ![]() |
Replaces | Palestinian National Authority ![]() |
Language used | Samaritan Hebrew, South Levantine Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Bedawi Arabic, Samaritan Aramaic ![]() |
Studied in | Palestine studies ![]() |
Production statistics | olive ![]() |
Official website | https://president.ps/ ![]() |
Described at URL | https://www.icc-cpi.int/palestine, https://www.unicef.org/sop/ ![]() |
Hashtag | Palestine, FreePalestine ![]() |
Top-level Internet domain | .ps ![]() |
Flag | flag of Palestine ![]() |
Coat of arms | coat of arms of Palestine ![]() |
Foods traditionally associated | Maqluba ![]() |
Geography of topic | geography of the State of Palestine ![]() |
Has characteristic | occupied territory ![]() |
History of topic | history of the State of Palestine ![]() |
Subject has role | list of United Nations General Assembly observers, Israeli-occupied territories, international recognition of the State of Palestine ![]() |
Official religion | Islam, Christianity ![]() |
Open data portal | data.gov.ps ![]() |
Economy of topic | economy of the State of Palestine ![]() |
Demographics of topic | demographics of the State of Palestine ![]() |
Official observer status in organisation | United Nations General Assembly, World Intellectual Property Organization ![]() |
Country calling code | +970 ![]() |
Trunk prefix | 0 ![]() |
Maritime identification digits | 443 ![]() |
Unicode character | 🇵🇸 ![]() |
ꠚꠤꠟꠤꠍ꠆ꠔꠤꠘ ꠝꠤꠒꠤꠟꠡ꠆ꠐꠞ ꠄꠉꠥ ꠖꠦꠡ ꠀꠞ ꠎꠦꠉꠣ