Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Palestine: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna grade (MCB, ranked #115 of 195).
West Bank is located in Middle East, west of Jordan, east of Israel. The country's it covers 5,860 sq km. Terrain: mostly rugged, dissected upland in west, flat plains descending to Jordan River Valley to the east. Climate: temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters. Population: 3.3 million (2025 estimate). Population growth: +2.03% per year. Median age: 22.0 years. Life expectancy: 76.5 years (2024 est.). Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood) Religions: Muslim 80-85% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12-14%, Christian 1-2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliate…
| Population | 3,310,554 (2025 est.) |
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| GDP (PPP) | $20.339 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $3,800 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | -26.6% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 53.7% |
| Unemployment | 24.5% |
| Public debt | 23.8% of GDP (2013 est.) |
| Exports | $2.885 billion (2024 est.) |
| Imports | $8.264 billion (2024 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 76.5 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 22.0 |
| Urbanization | 77.6% of total population (2023) |
| Languages | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
MCB · 46/100 — The Magna grade is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — five dimensions, 100+ indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
The quarter passed without decisive turns. Governance continued, markets functioned, and the score reflects that uneventfulness.
For countries like this, the real story is always the slow one — and this quarter added no new chapter to it.
Mohammad Mustafa — Prime Minister.
Palestine maintains 83 embassies and 2 consulates abroad. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 83 |
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| Consulates abroad | 2 |
Source: Outbound: Consular Affairs Center (Yonsei Univ.), diplomatic & consular networks database, March 2026 report (Zenodo).
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Landlocked — no seacoast; exports move through transit corridors across neighbouring countries. |
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| Airports (total) | 1 + 2 heliports |
Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Next election | No election currently scheduled. |
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MCB · 46 Ranked #115 of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Palestine.
