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Palestine

State of Palestine · دولة فلسطين

Capital
Ramallah
Population
5.41 million 2025
Area
6,220 km²
Neighbours
3
Locator map of PalestinePALESTINERamallahEGYPTJORDANISRAELSAUDI ARABIASYRIAIRAQMediterraneanSea0100 km
Palestine hatched, Ramallah marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 31.9°N 34.9°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Palestine lies in Western Asia and shares land borders with Egypt, Israel and Jordan. At 6,220 km², it ranks 163rd of 195 by area, close in size to Brunei and Trinidad and Tobago.

Its population was 5.41 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 73rd-smallest of the 194 countries with data. That is 870 people per km², the 7th-highest density of the 194. 87.4% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$3,171 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 138th of 191 and 33rd of 46 in Asia. Life expectancy at birth was 69.2 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 147 km, between 31.2°N and 32.5°N. Ramallah's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,370 km from French Polynesia, the nearest land.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population5,413,5962025, World Bank122nd of 19437th of 47
Area6,220 km²world-countries163rd of 19543rd of 47
GDPUS$17.2 billion2025, World Bank, current US$139th of 19142nd of 46
GDP per capitaUS$3,1712025, World Bank, current US$138th of 19133rd of 46
Population density870 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries7th of 1945th of 47
Life expectancy69.2 years2024, World Bank136th of 19442nd of 47
Urban population87.4%2025, World Bank29th of 19410th of 47
Forest area1.8% of land2024, World Bank174th of 19439th of 47
Population growth+2.33% a year2025, World Bank33rd of 1949th of 47
Internet users86.6%2023, World Bank73rd of 18821st of 45
Fertility rate3.25 births per woman2024, World Bank48th of 1945th of 47
Land neighbours3world-countries; among the 19583rd of 19523rd of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaBrunei, Trinidad and Tobago and Cyprus

Closest in populationSlovakia, Ireland and Oman

Neighbours 3 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Israel14 km
    Ramallah to Jerusalem, capital to capital
  • Jordan69 km
    Ramallah to Amman, capital to capital
  • Egypt430 km
    Ramallah to Cairo, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Ramallah
31.90°N 35.21°E
Northernmost latitude
32.54°N
Southernmost latitude
31.21°N
Westernmost longitude
34.20°E
Easternmost longitude
35.57°E
North to south
about 147 km
Antipode of Ramallah
31.90°S 144.79°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,370 km from the nearest land (French Polynesia)