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Palestine


Formal Name
Palestinian National Authority

Local Name
Filastin

Local Formal Name
Al-Solata al-Wataniya Al-Filastiniya


 

 
Location: Middle East

Status: UN Observer

Capital City: Gaza City (provisional)

Main Cities: Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, Hebron, East Jerusalem (disputed)

Population: 2,500,000   Area [sq.km]: 5,860

Currency: Israeli shekel, Jordanian dinar

Languages: Arabic, Hebrew

Religions: Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Christian





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Notes:

The Palestinian Authority and Israel are currently in negotiation over the final settlement of Palestine. These talks include the status of East Jerusalem, claimed by both sides and the location of sites sacred to both Islam and Judaism.



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