Palestine: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Palestine

Population

With a birth growth rate at 0.39%, the median age is 33.90 years. There are 4,816,503 inhabitants, or 0.065% of the population of planet earth.

Geography

Country territory measures 6,220 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: بلدية غزة, رام الله, الخليل, ירושלים, Jerusalem. This nation's capital is Ramallah and the country shares a border with Israel, Egypt, Jordan. People from this country speak these languages: Arabic.

Economy

The currency ISO code is ILS and the currency symbol is ₪. In 2021 the GDP was $18,036,800,000 USD, placing it at position 112 in the market.

Culture

Well known national dishes are: Arab salad, Falafel, Mujaddara, Musakhan, Hummus with tahini. 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.

Education

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

Good to know

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

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