巴勒斯坦原先是一個地名，位於地中海和死海高原之間，現在的定義包含約旦河西岸、東耶路撒冷和加薩走廊。世代居住在這些地區的人被稱為「巴勒斯坦人」，用以和移居於此的以色列猶太人做區分。1993年，巴勒斯坦解放組織和以色列簽訂奧斯陸協議，建立巴勒斯坦自治政府，但因為以巴衝突遲遲未解，在無法定義領土的情況下至今未建立國家。2012年以「巴勒斯坦國」名稱成為聯合國觀察國，現有138個國家承認其主權地位，不承認的多為歐美國家。

Year Founded: 1988

Originally a geographical area in name only, Palestine sits between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea plateau, roughly covering the west bank of the Jordan River, east Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip according to the current definition. People who have lived in these areas over the generations are known as Palestinians, in differentiation to the Israeli Jews who moved here. In 1993, the Palestine Liberation Organization signed the Oslo Accords with Israel and established the Palestinian National Authority. However, with the standing conflict between Israel and Palestine and the territory undefined, so far they are still unable to establish themselves as a state. Palestine became an observer state of the United Nations in 2012 as the State of Palestine, with 138 states recognizing its sovereignty. Those that do not share this recognition are mostly European countries and the U.S.