PSE · Asia
Palestine
Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a Southern Levant country in West Asia comprising the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.7 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.2
- Economy 3.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 3 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 128 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 40 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 17 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Ramallah
- Population
- 5,483,450 inh.
- Area
- 6,220 km²
- Currency
- EGP
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Mahmoud Abbas
Head of Government
Mohammad Mustafa
Government in office 3 members
Foreign Minister of State of Palestine
Varsen Aghabekian
وزير الريادة والتمكين
Osama Al Saadawi
وزير دولة لشؤون الإغاثة
Samah Hamad
Parliament
Conseil national palestinien
350 seats
Chair Rawhi Fattuh
Inception 1964
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
17 G$
GDP / capita
3,171 $
Growth
4.3 %
Inflation
9.8 %
Unemployment
24.4 %
Life expectancy
69.2 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF 2026
Press freedom (RSF)
32/100
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2026-11-28
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.674/1
Gini
36.4
Refugees originating
48,323
National anthem
Biladi
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- Arab League
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,906 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 11,152, or ×1.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)