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Palestine

State of Palestine
Quick facts
Capital
Ramallah
Population
4.5 m
Area
6,220 km²
Region
Western Asia
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Egyptian pound (E£)
Demonym
Palestinian
UN member
No
How Palestine compares
Economy size$14 B
142nd of 178 worldwide · 15th of 15 in Western Asia
Income per person$2,592
130th of 178 worldwide · 13th of 15 in Western Asia
Life expectancy69.2 yrs
127th of 179 worldwide · 15th of 15 in Western Asia
Internet access86.6%
71st of 179 worldwide · 9th of 15 in Western Asia
Highlights
GDP
$14 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$2,592

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
5.3 m

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
69.2 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

R&D spending
0.5%

Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.

Researchers (per million)
584

Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.

Land area
6,025 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
1.7%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
0.0%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
0.0%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Armed forces
0

Total active armed-forces personnel.

The history journey

An ancient and contested land at the crossroads of three continents and three faiths, whose people declared an independent state in 1988 and whose modern history is defined by dispossession and the struggle for self-determination.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.