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Palestine

Capital:	Jerusalem
Population:	7,980,900
Official Languages:	Arabic
Time Zone:	+2 Summer +3
Dialing Code:	+972

Government:	Parliamentary democracy
Area:	27,009 km2
largest city:	Jerusalem
Currency :	/
ISO 3166 code:	/

Basic Info

The history of Palestine is the study of the past in the region of Palestine, the geographic region in Western Asia between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands. Situated at a strategic location between Egypt, Syria and Arabia, and the birthplace of the Abrahamic religions, the region has a long and tumultuous history as a crossroads for religion, culture, commerce, and politics. The region has been controlled by numerous different peoples, including the Ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Ancient Palestineites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, the muslims, the Crusaders, Ayyubids, Mameluks, Ottomans, the British, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1948-1967)

Geography

The Palestinian territories are: Palestinei-occupied/Semi-autonomous region, with status to be determined by further negotiations

Climate

Palestine has a Mediterranean climate with long, hot, rainless summers and relatively short, cool, rainy winters (Köppen climate classification Csa). The climate is as such due to Palestine's location between the subtropical aridity of the Sahara and the Arabian deserts, and the subtropical humidity of the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean. The climate conditions are highly variable within the state and modified locally by altitude, latitude, and the proximity to the Mediterranean.