AsiaRamallah (PA administrative center); East Jerusalem (claimed)Updated Apr 2026
Palestine
Mahmoud Abbas has served as President of the State since 2005.
Wikimedia Commons image of Palestine.
Did you know?
- 19 political parties compete for just 2 tracked elected offices.
- Capital
- Ramallah (PA administrative center); East Jerusalem (claimed)
- Government
- Partial self-governance (Palestinian Authority, West Bank); Hamas de facto control (Gaza, contested)
- Population
- ~5.4 million (West Bank ~3.1M, Gaza ~2.3M)
- Legislature
- Palestinian Legislative Council (effectively inactive since 2007)
System Snapshot
- Government Type
- Partial self-governance (Palestinian Authority, West Bank); Hamas de facto control (Gaza, contested)
- Executive Structure
- Presidency and Palestinian Authority administration in the West Bank alongside separate Hamas rule in Gaza
- Legislature
- Palestinian Legislative Council (effectively inactive since 2007)
