Palestine

About Palestine

Palestine is a country in Western Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is State of Palestine. In Arabic, the name is written فلسطين. Palestine is a member of the Arab League, which brings together 22 countries. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

Palestine designates East Jerusalem as its capital, while its government institutions work from Ramallah. The status of Jerusalem is disputed internationally. The official language of Palestine is Arabic. Palestine has no national currency of its own.

Palestine covers about 6,220 square kilometres, which puts it 163rd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. The largest of these neighbours by area is Egypt. Other countries in Western Asia include Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Yemen. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Jordan and Sudan, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Palestine with the other countries of the same region.