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Palestine, State of
A one-page guide to Palestine, State of for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Jerusalem (declared); Ramallah is the de facto administrative centre
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Area
- 6,025 km²
People
- Population
- 5.4 million (2025)
Economy
- GDP
- US$17.2 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,171 (2025)
- Economic growth
- 4.3% (2025)
- Inflation
- 9.8% (2025)
Climate
West Bank mostly Mediterranean, cooler at altitude and hot and dry in the east; Gaza hot semi-arid with mild winters. Rain is scarce and falls mostly November-March.
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Legal with dry areas
- Legal drinking age
- 18 in the West Bank; drinking banned in the Gaza Strip
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); World Bank indicators (population, area, GDP, GDP per capita, growth, inflation); WHO Global Health Observatory, indicator SA_0000001688; UN Comtrade public API (HS 2208); Wikipedia: Legal drinking age; Wikipedia: State of Palestine. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.