Palestine
| Democratic People's Federation of Palestine الاتحاد الشعبي الديمقراطي في فلسطين (Arabic) הפדרציה הדמוקרטית העממית של פלסטין (Hebrew) דעמאָקראַטיש מענטשן ס פעדעריישאַן פון פּאַלעסטינע (Yiddish) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Jerusalem |
| Recognised national languages | Arabic (incl. Palestinian Arabic and various Judeo-Arabic dialects), Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, English, Russian, various others (Armenian, Aramean, Greek, Assyrian, etc.) |
| Religion | Secular State |
| Demonym | Palestinian |
| Government | Federal multinational socialist council republic |
• Head of state | Leila Khaled |
• Head of government | Daniel Kahn |
| Legislature | All-Palestine Congress of Soviets, Central Executive Assembly |
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• End of Franco-British Mandate of Palestine | Late 1940s |
• Establishment of the Federation | 1949 |
| Currency | Palestinian lira (P₤) a |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Internet TLD | .ps |
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The Democratic People's Federation of Palestine is a multinational socialist republic in the Middle East, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the west, and the River Jordan to the east. In addition, the state de facto controls a number of important sites on the other side of the River (claimed by the Hashemite Kingdom of Arabia, with which it is still in a de jure state of war with). The Federation was established in 1949, following the Palestinian War of Independence, a civil war between socialist, Arab nationalist and Jewish nationalist forces which took place following the end of the Franco-British mandate in the region. Palestine is a multiethnic state, home to substantial populations of Jews, Arabs and Druze, among others. Although Palestine defines itself as a multi-national entity, the constituent nations are separated from territorial boundaries as part of the codified policy on National personal autonomy. Palestine is one of the few socialist states in the region, and as such is surrounded by hostile forces, placing it in a very strategically important geopolitical position.
