The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the State of Palestine:
Palestine is politically under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian government and the Hamas Government in Gaza. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988 and the consequent admission into UN as an observer state in 2012, Palestine is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries. Although recently promoted to a non-member state status in the UN, the State of Palestine is not recognized by Israel and some major Western nations, including much of the European Union as well as Canada, Australia, Japan, the United States, and Mexico (For a full list, see International recognition of the State of Palestine).
State of Palestine location:
Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
Eurasia
Asia
Southwest Asia
Middle East
Time zone: UTC+02, summer UTC+03
Extreme points of Palestine
High: Mount Nabi Yunis 1,030 m (3,379 ft)
Low: Dead Sea −412 m (−1,352 ft) – lowest point on the surface of the Earth
Land boundaries: Officially undefined, figures given are the de facto boundaries of the Green Line as they apply to the West Bank and Gaza Strip (See also Israeli West Bank barrier, Israeli Gaza Strip barrier and the Seam Zone)
Total: 466 km (290 mi)
Israel 358 km (222 mi)
Jordan 97 km (60 mi)
Egypt 11 km (6.8 mi)
Coastline (Gaza Strip): 40 km (25 mi)
Coastline (West Bank): 0 km (0 mi)
Note: West Bank includes the northern portion of the Dead Sea with a 40 km (25 mi) shoreline.
Population of Palestine:
Palestinian population worldwide, including diaspora: est. 10,000,000 - 11,000,000
Population of Palestine: est. 3,800,000
Area of Palestine:
State of Palestine (post-2013): claimed area 6,220 km2 (2,400 sq mi) (de facto control of 2,488 km2 (961 sq mi)); The West Bank (including East Jerusalem) is (5,860 km2 (2,260 sq mi) and the Gaza Strip is 360 km2 (140 sq mi)
Atlas of Palestine
Climate of the State of Palestine
List of ecoregions in the State of Palestine
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests
Renewable energy in Palestine
Solar cookers in Gaza
Geology of Palestine
Jerusalem stone
Meleke
Protected areas of Palestine
Biosphere reserves in Palestine
National parks of Palestine
Wildlife of Palestine
Flora of the State of Palestine
List of native plants of Palestine (A-D)
List of native plants of Palestine (E-O)
List of native plants of Palestine (P-Z)
Opuntia
Fauna of Palestine
Banded newt
Calopteryx syriaca
Telescopus hoogstraali
Birds of Palestine
Mammals of Palestine
Marbled polecat
Striped hyena
Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network
Glaciers of Palestine: N/A
Islands of Palestine: N/A
Lakes of Palestine
List of seas in Palestine
Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Mountains of Palestine
Volcanoes in Palestine
Rivers of Palestine
Jordan River
Water politics in the Jordan River basin
Headwater Diversion Plan (Jordan River)
Wadi Fa'rah
Waterfalls of Palestine
Wells of Palestine
Jubb Yussef (Joseph's Well)
Valleys of Palestine
Jordan Rift Valley
Jordan Valley
Wadi Qelt
Villages named for Wadis ("Valleys")
Wadi al-Arayis
Wadi Ara, Haifa (depopulated in 1948)
Wadi al-Far'a
Wadi Fukin
Administrative divisions of the Oslo Accords
Administrative divisions of the State of Palestine
Palestinian Governorates: 16 (11 in the West Bank, 5 in Gaza)
Jerusalem Governorate: Jerusalem District
Bethlehem Governorate: Bethlehem District
Deir Al-Balah Governorate: Deir Al-Balah District
Gaza Governorate: Gaza District
Hebron Governorate: Hebron District
Jenin Governorate: Jenin District
Jericho Governorate: Jericho District
Khan Yunis Governorate: Khan Younis District
Nablus Governorate: Nablus District
North Gaza Governorate: North Gaza District
Qalqilya Governorate: Qalqilya District
Rafah Governorate: Rafah District
Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate: Ramallah and Al-Bireh District
Salfit Governorate: Salfit District
Tubas Governorate: Tubas District
Tulkarm Governorate: Tulkarm District
Cities under Palestinian administration
List of cities in the Gaza Strip
Demographics of Palestine
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Government and politics of Palestine
Form of government: semi-presidential parliamentary democracy
Capital of Palestine:
Proclaimed capital: East Jerusalem (also proclaimed by Israel)
de facto capital: Ramallah
Elections in Palestine
Palestinian government
Palestinian government of 2013
Palestinian unity government of 2014
List of political parties in the State of Palestine
Political parties of the PLO
Taxation in Palestine
President of the State of Palestine: Mahmoud Abbas
Prime Minister of the State of Palestine: Salam Fayyad
NB. As a result of the Fatah-Hamas conflict, there is a dispute over the Presidency and Prime Ministership of the State of Palestine.
Ministries of Palestine
Education Ministry
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Finance Ministry
Health Ministry
Interior Ministry
Planning Ministry
Palestinian Legislative Council (Palestine, unicameral)
Palestinian National Council (PLO, unicameral, parliament-in-exile)
According to the Constitution of Palestine, all courts relating to the country shall be independent.
Local governance in Palestine
Mukataa
Foreign relations of Palestine
Holy See – Palestinian relations
India-Palestine relations
Iran-Palestine relations
Palestine-Russia relations
Pakistan-Palestine relations
Romania-Palestine relations
Diplomatic missions in Palestine
List of diplomatic missions of Palestine
Palestine and the United Nations
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
United Nations Palestine Commission
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
United Nations resolutions concerning Palestine
United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights (UNDPR)
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Palestinian right of return
Israel, Palestine, and the United Nations
Palestine is a member in a number of international organizations. In others, it enjoys affiliation in a lesser capacity or under another designation (such as PLO or Palestinian National Authority). In the list below, if the membership is not full or not for the state of Palestine, the type and name of affiliation is denoted in parentheses.
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab League (AL)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
FIFA (Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) (affiliate member)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (non-voting observer status)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (representation for 'Occupied Palestinian Territory' equivalent to that of a state)
International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Islamic Development Bank (IDC)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
United Nations (UN) (permanent observer with special privileges) (current representative:Riyad H. Mansour)
Asian Group of the United Nations
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)
UNESCO
Universal Postal Union (UPU) (special observer status)
World Health Organization (WHO) (observer status for the PLO) (see also: Palestine's application to the WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
International aid to Palestinians
Palestinian solidarity organizations
Law and order in Palestine
Palestinian National Charter
Crime in Palestine
Human rights in Palestine
Freedom of religion in Palestine
LGBT rights in Palestine
Poligamy in Palestine
Human rights organizations in Palestine
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group
Human rights record of Israel in the Palestinian Territories
International law and Israeli settlements
Israeli targeted killings
Law enforcement in Palestine
Prostitution in Palestine
Command
Commander-in-chief: N/A
Ministry of Defense of Palestine: N/A
Forces
Army of the Palestine: N/A
Navy of the Palestine: N/A
Air Force of the Palestine: N/A
Special forces of Palestine:
Military history of Palestine
Arab Liberation Army
Army of the Holy War
Military ranks of Palestine: N/A
Preventive Security Force
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (armed wing affiliated with Fatah)
al-Quds Brigades (armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad)
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (armed wing of Hamas)
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) (armed wing of the PFLP)
Popular Resistance Committees
Palestinian domestic weapons production
Qassam rocket
al-Quds rocket
Rocket and mortar attacks on southern Israel
Yassin RPG
Al-Bana RPG
Batar RPG
European Union Border Assistance Mission Rafah
European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories
Temporary International Presence in Hebron
Postage stamps and postal history of Palestine
Military history of Palestine
Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-1918)
Battle of Megiddo (1918)
1920 Palestine riots
Jaffa riots
1929 Palestine riots
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
Bombing of Palestine in World War II
1948 Palestine war
1948 Palestinian exodus
1949-1956 Palestinian exodus
Kfar Qasim massacre
1967 War
1967 Palestinian exodus
Battle of Karameh
Black September in Jordan (1970)
Lebanese Civil War
1982 Lebanon War
Sabra and Shatila massacre
Second Intifada (2000-05)
Battle of Jenin (2002)
Battle of Nablus (2002)
Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem (2002)
Gaza–Israel conflict
Political history of Palestine
Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire
History of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
British Mandate Palestine
Arab Higher Committee
All-Palestine Government
Palestine Liberation Organization
Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Palestinian National Authority
Road map for peace
Archaeology in the State of Palestine
Gaza Museum of Archaeology
Architecture of the State of Palestine
Abd al-Hadi Palace
Hisham's Palace
Jacir Palace
Khan al-Tujjar (Nablus)
Khirbat al-Minya
Manara Clock Tower
Qasr al-Basha
Palestinian costumes
Palestinian cuisine
Festivals of the State of Palestine
Al-Quds Capital of Arab Culture
Boston Palestine Film Festival
Chicago Palestine Film Festival
Feast of Saint George
Khader Grape Festival
Thursday of the Dead
Palestine Festival of Literature
Nabi Musa (pre-1948)
Nabi Rubin (pre-1948)
Al-Nabi Yusha' (pre-1948)
Languages of Palestine
Palestinian Arabic
Communications in Palestine
Print media of the State of Palestine
Al-Ayyam
Al-Hadaf
Electronic Intifada
Gaza Weekly Newspaper
Al-Hayat al-Jadida
Al-Hurriya
International Middle East Media Center
Al-Karmil
Palestine News Network
Palestine Times
Al-Quds
Al-Quds Al-Arabi
Sawt al-Jamahir
Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation
Radio in Palestine
Near East Broadcasting Station
RAM FM (West Bank)
Voice of Palestine
Television in the State of Palestine
Al Aqsa TV
Palestinian Satellite Channel
National symbols of Palestine
Coat of arms of Palestine
Palestinian Flag
Keffiyeh
National anthem of Palestine
Palestinian nationalism
Sumud
Palestinians
Internally displaced Palestinians
Palestinian diaspora
Palestinian prisoners in Israel
Palestinian refugees
Prominent Palestinians
National holidays of the State of Palestine
Land Day
Nakba Day
Naksa Day
Records of Palestine
Religion in Palestine
Christianity in Palestine
Eastern Orthodox
Greek Orthodox Church
Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
Arab Orthodox
Church of the Nativity
Church of Saint Porphyrius
Monastery of Saint George, al-Khader
Monastery of the Temptation
Oriental Orthodoxy
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
Latin Rite
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Church of Saint Lazarus
Eastern Catholic Churches
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Anglican Communion
Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
Anglican-German Bishopric in Jerusalem
Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem
Protestantism
Presbyterianism
Sabeel
Church of Scotland
St Andrew's Church, Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Islam in Palestine
Ahmadiyya in Palestine
Waqf
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf
Haram al-Sharif
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Dome of the Rock
Dome of the Chain
Excavations at the Temple Mount
Imaret
Hasseki Sultan Imaret
Moroccan Quarter
Sabil Abu Nabbut
List of mosques in Palestine
Great Mosque of Gaza
Great Mosque of Nablus
Al-Hamadiyya Mosque
Ibn Marwan Mosque
Ibn Uthman Mosque
Al-Khadra Mosque
Mahmoudiya Mosque
Mosque of Omar (Bethlehem)
An-Nasr Mosque
Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque
Umm al-Naser Mosque
Welayat Mosque
Supreme Muslim Council
Sites holy to Christians, Jews, and Muslims
Cave of the Patriarchs (Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi)
Joseph's Tomb
Jacob's Well (also holy to Samaritans)
Rachel's Tomb (Bilal ibn Rabah)
Tomb of Samuel (Nabi Samwil)
Judaism in Palestine
Palestinian synagogues
Ancient Synagogue of Gaza
Samaritans in Palestine
Ahmadiyya in Palestine
Palestinian art
Museums in Palestine
Badd Giacaman Museum
Baituna al-Talhami Museum
Cinema of the State of Palestine
Cinema Jenin
Palestinian handicrafts
Palestinian literature
Music of Palestine
Ataaba
The Edward Said National Conservatory of Music
Palestinian hip hop
Palestinian Theatre
Al-Kasaba Theatre
Palestinian National Theatre
Football in the State of Palestine
Palestine national football team
Palestinian Football Federation
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
Palestine Stadium
Hammams (bathhouses)
Hamam al-Sammara
Palestine Olympic Committee
Palestine at the Olympics
Palestine at the Paralympics
Palestinian Scout Association
Girl Guides of Palestine
Economy and infrastructure of Palestine
Economy of Palestine
Economy of Gaza
Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 134th (one hundred and thirty fourth)
Agriculture in Palestine
Banking in Palestine
Arab Bank
National Bank of Palestine
Communications in Palestine
Internet in Palestine
Telephone numbers in the State of Palestine
List of companies of Palestine
G.ho.st
Palestinian Airlines
Paltel
Taybeh Brewery
National Trade Union of Palestine
Fair Trade organizations in the State of Palestine
Canaan Fair Trade
Palestine Fair Trade Association
Zaytoun
Currency of Palestine: dinar/sheqel
ISO 4217: JOD/ILS
Energy in the State of Palestine
Mining in the State of Palestine
Public squares in Palestine
Manger Square
Palestine Square
Soldier's Square
Tourism in Palestine
Alternative Tourism Group
Transport in Palestine
List of airports in Palestine
Yasser Arafat International Airport (1998–2001)
Rail transport in the State of Palestine
Port of Gaza
Roads in Palestine
Highway 57
Omar Mukhtar Street
Star Street
Wehda Street
Water supply and sanitation in Palestine
Palestine Stock Exchange
Health care in Palestine
Palestine Red Crescent Society
Augusta Victoria Hospital
Al-Shifa Hospital
Housing in Palestine
House demolition in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Palestinian refugee camps
Education in Palestine
Education Ministry
Universities and colleges of Palestine
Student organizations in Palestine
General Union of Palestinian Students
Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation
Progressive Student Labor Front
Students Liberation Bloc
Student organizations supporting Palestine
Palestinian cultural club
Palestine Solidarity Movement
Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights
Correcting a Mistake: Jews and Arabs in Palestine/Israel, 1936-1956
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Palestine (comics)
Palestine Peace Not Apartheid
Underground to Palestine
