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Palestine
- Location
Location Description
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel, and west of Jordan, east of Israel
- Continent
- Asia
- Independent
- No
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country has three equal horizontal stripes of black, white, and green overlaid by a red triangle issuing from the hoist.
- Capitals
- Jerusalem, Ramallah
- Language
- Arabic
- Currencies
- (dinar), (pound), (shekel)
- Size
- 2,402 sq mi (6,220 sq km) ā 174th largest
- Total Population
- 5,483,450 people ā 120th largest
- Population Density
- 2,283 people per sq mi (882 people per sq km) ā 14th largest
- Fun Fact
- Home of the city of Bethlehem, where different denominations gather to celebrate Christmas on three different dates each year