Palestine
Palestine
Capital Ramallah
6,220 km² · 5,413,596 people (2025) · Israeli new shekel
The territory is in two separate parts: the West Bank, about 5,860 km², and the Gaza Strip, about 360 km². The West Bank includes the northern shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest exposed land on Earth at roughly 430 m below sea level. Jericho, in the Jordan Valley, is among the oldest continuously inhabited settlements known, with remains going back around 11,000 years.
The facts
- Capital
- Ramallah
- Area
- 6,220 km² — 2,402 sq mi
- Population
- 5,413,596 (2025)
- Density
- 870.4 people per km²
- Currency
- Israeli new shekel (ILS, ₪)
- Official language
- Arabic
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +970
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- PS · PSE
- Continent
- Asia
The political status of Palestine is disputed; this page does not address it and covers only the geographic and statistical facts.
How it compares
- By area
- 167 of 200
- By population
- 124 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 9,251 | 1,370,754 |
| Puerto Rico | 9,104 | 3,184,835 |
| Palestine ← | 6,220 | 5,413,596 |
| Brunei | 5,765 | 466,330 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5,128 | 1,367,764 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Palestine?
- Ramallah
- What currency does Palestine use?
- The Israeli new shekel (ILS).
- How big is Palestine?
- 6,220 km², or 2,402 square miles — 167 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Palestine drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Cyprus 9,251 km²
- Puerto Rico 9,104 km²
- Brunei 5,765 km²
- Trinidad and Tobago 5,128 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)