Palestine

Area: 6 257 km²

Population: 3 890 086 (2007)

Population density: 621.7 pers./km²

Capital: Jerusalem

Government type: Parliamentary republic

Official language: Arabic

Ethnic groups: Arab 89.2%, Jewish and other 10.8%

Religion: Muslim 83.9%, Jewish 10.5%, other 5.6%

Currency: Izraeli new sheqel (ILS), Jordanian dinar (JOD), Egyptian pound (EGP)

Time zone: UTC+2, summer UTC+3

Longest river: Jordan River 251 km

Largest lake: Dead Sea 810 km²

Largest cities: Gaza City, Hebron, Nablus, Jenin, Bethlehem

Calling code: +970

Internet TLD: .ps