Palestine
State of Palestine · Western Asia
Palestine is a territory in Western Asia, with Ramallah as its capital, home to about 5,413,596 people. Palestine shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Ramallah |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Asia |
| Currency | Egyptian pound (EGP E£) |
| Calling code | +970 |
| ISO codes | PS / PSE / 275 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇵🇸 |
| Population | 5,413,596 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 6,220 km² |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Internet domain | .ps |
| Demonym | Palestinian |
Bordering countries
About Palestine
Palestine, officially State of Palestine, is a dependency or territory in Western Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Ramallah. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Egyptian pound (E£), using the code EGP.
To call Palestine from abroad, dial the country code +970. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes PS (alpha-2) and PSE (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 5,413,596.
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How Palestine compares
- Density: about 870 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Egyptian pound (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Palestine
6 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
Palestine appears in these lists
Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.