The State of Palestine is a sovereign state in the Middle East consisting of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The “State of Palestine” is officially recognized by the United Nations as a Non-Member Observer State, the status was granted on 29 November 2012. The state’s designated capital is East Jerusalem. however, the administrative center is located in the city of Ramallah (West Bank). The State of Palestine is recognized by more than 130 countries worldwide, but not by France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Spain and Switzerland. The estimated population in Palestine is about 6 million people.
Gaza-Strip
A strip of land with a coastline at the Mediterranean Sea, the small self-governing Palestinian territory is bordered by Egypt (Rafah border crossing) and by Israel. 1.9 million Palestinian Arabs live in Gaza Strip (est. 2017), Gaza City is the largest city and the administrative center of the Gaza Governorate.
Spoken languages are Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood). Main religion is Islam, 98.0 – 99.0%. (predominantly Sunni).
Golan Heights
This region is a green rocky plateau located to the east of the Sea of Galiee in the far north of Israel. About 40 miles from north to south, and an average of 12 miles from east to west, it is a relatively small region. Despite its size, the Golan Heights is very important as they supply Israel with over one third of its water requirement, historically as the site of many important battles.
West-Bank
The West Bank is a landlocked rugged territory in the Mediterranean Region, west of Jordan, on three sides surrounded by Israel. The West Bank occupies an area of 5,860 km², making it slightly larger than twice the size of Luxembourg,