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Palestine

political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West Asia
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Summary

Palestine is a country[1]. Palestine draws 141,387 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #5 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: Palestinians[3]
  • Country: Palestine[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[5], Dead Sea[6], Jordan River[7]
  • Head of government: Mohammad Shtayyeh[8], Mohammad Mustafa[9]
  • Continent: Asia[10]
  • Instance of: region[11], sovereign state[12], state with limited recognition[13], Mediterranean country[14]
  • Head of state: Mahmoud Abbas[15]
  • Capital: East Jerusalem[16], Ramallah[17], Jerusalem[18]
  • Official language: Arabic[19]
  • Currency: Jordanian dinar[20], new shekel[21], Egyptian pound[22]
  • Shares border with: Israel[23], Egypt[24], Jordan[25]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .ps[26]
  • Anthem: Fida'i[27], Mawtini[28]
  • Founder: Palestine Liberation Organization[29]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary republic[30], unitary state[31], semi-presidential system[32]
  • Named after: Palestine[33]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Deir al-Balah Governorate[34], Jericho Governorate[35], Gaza Governorate[36], Salfit Governorate[37], Quds Governorate[38], Khan Yunis Governorate[39], Tubas Governorate[40], Jenin Governorate[41], Hebron Governorate[42], Bethlehem Governorate[43], North Gaza Governorate[44], Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate[45], Tulkarm Governorate[46], Qalqilya Governorate[47]
  • Flag: Flag of Palestine[48]
  • Legislative body: Palestinian Legislative Council[49]
  • Executive body: Palestinian National Authority[50]
  • Highest judicial authority: Palestinian Supreme Judicial Council[51]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Palestine[52]
  • Location: Southern Levant[53]
  • Part of: Middle East[54], Palestine[55], Levant[56], Israel and The Occupied Territories[57], West Asia[58], Asia[59]
  • Commons category: State of Palestine[60]

Why It Matters

Palestine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Palestine is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . reuters.com. reuters.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . visualcapitalist.com. Retrieved . visualcapitalist.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . nbcnews.com. Retrieved . nbcnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . taxsummaries.pwc.com. Retrieved . taxsummaries.pwc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . france24.com. Retrieved . france24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . bedutours.com. Retrieved . bedutours.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [49] ↑ . ecfr.eu. Retrieved . ecfr.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . pcrf.net. Retrieved . pcrf.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Younesmoussaif · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 225
    Wikidata description → political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'ace', 'af', 'als', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', '
    Facet of → Palestinian National Authority, Occupied Palestinian territory
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Population: 5,400,000, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791153941986"
  2. 5w ago · Uwe a · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West
    Facet of → Palestinian National Authority, Occupied Palestinian territory
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Facet of: Palestinian National Authority"
  3. 10w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 31.9522, 'lon': 35.2332}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Coordinates of geographic center: 31°57'7.9"N, 35°13'59.5"E"
  4. 11w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Khalil.rantissi-فلسطين.wav, LL-Q13955 (ara)-AlNatiq-فلسطين.wav, LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Stato di Palestina.wav
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Stato di Palestina.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  5. 12w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 050239473, 028869826
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Determination method or standard: record linkage, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
  6. 16w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → State_of_Palestine
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Icannwiki page id: State_of_Palestine, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294327753|State of Palestine (#294327753)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|I"
  7. 19w ago · Circenses · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Capital: East Jerusalem"
  8. 20w ago · IvanScrooge98 · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Khalil.rantissi-فلسطين.wav, LL-Q13955 (ara)-AlNatiq-فلسطين.wav, LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Stato di Palestina.wav
    Capital → East Jerusalem, Ramallah, Jerusalem
    Basic form of government → parliamentary republic, unitary state, semi-presidential system
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Khalil.rantissi-فلسطين.wav"
  9. 21w ago · NurAy · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دولة فلسطين'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Name in native language: دولة فلسطين"
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