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The 30-second card
CurrencyIsraeli New Shekel · ₪ · ILS; Jordanian Dinar · JODSource: Unicode CLDR · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
TimeUTC+2UTC+3 the rest of the year The capital’s time. The country has 2 time zones.Source: IANA Time Zone Database · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Money in Palestine
Israeli New Shekel · ₪ · ILS
Let taxi drivers drive, not guide: pick restaurants and hotels yourself, or a commission lands on your bill.
Compare prices at a few shops before buying to learn what is fair.
Check a hostel's rate on a big booking site, then ask for that price at the desk.
Tourist shops in places like Jericho and Bethlehem generally accept US dollars.
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Safety today
Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Palestine say, side by side, checked daily.
German Foreign Office says
Travel warning
Calm
Caution
Serious
Don’t go ●
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 23 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 23 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Do not travel
Calm
Caution
Serious
Don’t go ●
Level 4 of 4
Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 25 Aug 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 25 Aug 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
UK Foreign Office says
Advises against all travel to parts of the country
Some regions differ, see the official page.
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 22 Jul 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 22 Jul 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.
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Health
Routine shots (measles, polio), hepatitis A and B, typhoid for the West Bank and Gaza; rabies: ask a doctor.
Vaccinations
Be current on routine shots, including measles and polio; hepatitis A and B are advised, typhoid for the West Bank and Gaza, and rabies shots are worth discussing with a doctor.
Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.
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Deep facts
| GDP | ≈ $17.2 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Per person | ≈ $3,171Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Top exports | scrap iron, tropical fruits, olive oil, building stone, prepared meat (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Population | 5.4 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Median age | 22 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Life expectancy | 76.5 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Religions | Muslim 80-85% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12-14%, Christian 1-2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1% (2012 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2012 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Area | 5,860 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Climate | temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild wintersSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Terrain | mostly rugged, dissected upland in west, flat plains descending to Jordan River Valley to the eastSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Calling code | +970Source: libphonenumber · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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About the data
Written from the sources we link, and checked against them before each release. Countrywise summarises public sources. We are not an official source. For safety and entry rules, always follow the official page we link to.
From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.
CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 24 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Umm al-Qura calendar (computed with ICU) · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗
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