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Palestine

Western Asia

Capital
Ramallah and East Jerusalem
Population
5.4 million (2026)
Currency
Israeli New Shekel ILS +1
Plugs
CH 230 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Palestine highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type C socket, as found in Palestine Type C Type H socket, as found in Palestine Type H

Palestine uses Types C and H sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

₪ Israeli New Shekel ILS

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 USD3.13 ILS
1 EUR3.50 ILS
1 GBP4.19 ILS
1 JPY0.01989 ILS

Israeli New Shekel: where it's used and rates

JOD Jordanian Dinar JOD

Jordanian Dinar: where it's used

Language

  • Arabicofficial100%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Palestine is on UTC+2 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).

Driving

Traffic in Palestine drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

18 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

November 2026

  • Independence Day

December 2026

  • Catholic Christmas Day

January 2027

  • New Year's Day
  • Isra' and Mi'raj
  • Orthodox Christmas Day

March 2027

  • International Women's Day
  • Eid al-Fitr
  • Eid al-Fitr
  • Eid al-Fitr
  • Easter

May 2027

  • Labor Day
  • Easter
  • Eid al-Adha
  • Eid al-Adha
  • Eid al-Adha
  • Eid al-Adha

June 2027

  • Islamic New Year

August 2027

  • Prophet's Birthday

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 4 Do not travel

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

  • FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country
  • FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country

Updated 2026-10-27. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+970
Internet domain
.ps
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Palestine
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of Palestine.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Palestine.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.