The State of Palestine is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It shares the vast majority of its borders with Israel, with the West Bank bordering Jordan to the east and the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt to the southwest. Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Ramallah serves as its de facto administrative center. Independence was declared on 15 November 1988. Its international status remains partially recognised and disputed: as of this entry's writing (source accessed 2026-08-29), it is recognised as a sovereign state by 157 of the UN's 193 member states, though it is not a full UN member and lacks recognition from a number of states including the United States and most of Western Europe. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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CapitalJerusalem (proclaimed capital, limited recognition); Ramallah (de facto administrative center) 1 The infobox lists Jerusalem as the proclaimed capital with a limited-recognition note; the lead paragraph states Ramallah serves as the de facto administrative center. Population2023 estimate, from the State of Palestine's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearThe Palestinian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed 15 November 1988. Classification
Sovereignty Status Palestine
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Egypt, Countries The Gaza Strip borders Egypt to the southwest.
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Israel, Countries Palestine shares the vast majority of its borders with Israel.
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Jordan, Countries The West Bank borders Jordan to the east.
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The Levant, Regions Palestine is described as being in the Southern Levant region.
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The Middle East, Regions Palestine is described as being part of West Asia / the Middle East.
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Shihāb ad-Dīn Abū ’l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Ḥusayn ibn Raslān al-Maqdisī al-S̲h̲āfiʿī al-Ṣūfī (Arabic: شهاب الدين أبو العباس أحمد بن حسين بن رسلان المقدسي الشافعي الصوفي), commonly known as Ibn Raslān (Arabic: ابن رسلان; 771-843 AH/ 1371-1440 CE) was a Palestinian Sunni scholar in the late medieval Islamic period.
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Zeina Jallad is a Palestinian human-rights lawyer and scholar who was appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures in May 2026.
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Edward Wadie Said (1 November 1935 – 24 September 2003) was a Palestinian and American academic, literary critic, and political activist.
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Abraham Isaac HaCohen Kook (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק הַכֹּהֵן קוּק; 7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935), known as HaRav Kook, and also known by the Hebrew-language acronym Hara'ayah (הראי״ה), was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine.
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Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted Jewish immigration to Palestine, which, in the late 19th century was part of the Ottoman Empire, in an effort to form a Jewish state.
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He became a monk in a monastery in Palestine at a very young age, gaining a reputation as a great elder and ascetic.
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"locality": "Palestine", "source": "Catalogue of Life"
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mainly played in the Levant region (Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine)
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1. State of Palestine (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Jerusalem [limited recognition]
Lead paragraph, de facto center
Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Ramallah serves as its de facto administrative center.
Lead section
It has a total land area of 6,020 square kilometers (2,320 sq mi) while its population exceeds five million.
Infobox, 2023 estimate
2023 estimate: 5,483,450
Article text
On 15 December 1988, the State of Palestine's declaration of independence of November 1988 was acknowledged in the General Assembly with Resolution 43/177.
Lead paragraph, recognition
recognized as a sovereign state by 157 of the UN's 193 member states
Lead section
Palestine share the vast majority of their borders with Israel, with the West Bank bordering Jordan to the east and the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt to the southwest.
Lead paragraph, region
is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia
International status section
Palestine is a permanent non-member observer state at the United Nations (UN) and is recognized as a sovereign state by 157 of the UN's 193 member states.
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