Palestineball

Palestineball, officially the State of Palestineball, is a countryball in the Middle East, made up of the West Bankball and Gaza Stripball. They border Jordanball to the East, Israelcube to the West, and Egyptball to the south. They are made up of 6,000 km² (2,300m²) of clay, making them the 163rd largest countryball in the world (ahead of Bruneiball and behind Cyprusball). As of 1 February 2023, they maintain a population of 5,407,317 inhabitants, making them the 121th most populous ahead of Costa Ricaball and behind Slovakiaball.
The name "Palestineball" etymologically comes from Philistiarawr, and it was first used by Ancient Egyptball to refer to the region. The word came from the Egyptian "Peleset," with "Philistine" being its Greek transliteration. The native endonym of Philistiarawr is unknown. During the period when Achaemenidball dominated the region, Herodotus, a historian from Ancient Greeceball, referred to Palestineball as the region between Syriaball and Egyptball, encompassing Judeaball, Galileeball, Samariaball, Pereaball, Idumeaball, and others. The name was subsequently often used by Macedonball and Seleucidball.
There is a misconception that Judeaball and Palestineball are opposing terms used to describe the same region. In reality, Judeaball referred to a specific region within Palestineball, which derived its name from Kingdom of Judahcube, whose legacy was later claimed by Hasmoneancube, in which under Hyrcanus, expanded to encompass other regions in Palestine. When SPQRball annexed Herodiancube, the name Judeaball was retained as the provincial name for all those territories. Subsequently, SPQRball annexed Galileeball into Judeaball and changed the province's name to Palestineball.
The term was most recently used by UKball when it referenced to the region's name of a mandate in the Balfour Declaration of 1917.
==History==
NOTE: Due to the page's length, it has been split to Palestineball/History.
==Relationships==
NOTE: Due to the page's length, it has been split to Palestineball/Relationships.
==Recognition==
As of 2018, 70.5% of all the countryballs in the world recognize Palestine.
===Africa===
* Algeriaball
* Angolaball
* Beninball
* Botswanaball
* Burkina Fasoball
* Burundiball
* Cape Verdeball
* Central African Republicball
* Chadball
* Comorosball
* Djiboutiball
* Democratic Republic of Congoball
* Egyptball
* Equatorial Guineaball
* Eswatiniball
* Ethiopiaball
* Gabonball
* Gambiaball
* Ghanaball
* Guineaball
* Guinea-Bissauball
* Côte d'Ivoireball
* Kenyaball
* Lesothoball
* Liberiaball
* Libyaball
* Madagascarball
* Malawiball
* Maliball
* Mauritaniaball
* Mauritiusball
* Moroccoball
* Mozambiqueball
* Namibiaball
* Nigerball
* Nigeriaball
* Republic of the Congoball
* Rwandaball
* São Tomé and Príncipeball
* Senegalball
* Seychellesball
* Sierra Leoneball
* Somaliaball
* South Africaball
* South Sudanball
* Sudanball
* Tanzaniaball
* Togoball
* Tunisiaball
* Ugandaball
* Western Saharaball
* Zambiaball
* Zimbabweball
===Asia===
* Afghanistanball
* Armeniaball
* Azerbaijanball
* Bangladeshball
* Bhutanball
* Bruneiball
* Cambodiaball
* Chinaball
* East Timorball
* Georgiaball
* Indiaball
* Indonesiaball
* Kazakhbrick
* Kyrgyzstanball
* Laosball
* Malaysiaball
* Maldivesball
* Mongoliaball
* Nepalrawr
* North Koreaball
* Pakistanball
* Philippinesball
* Sri Lankaball
* Tajikistanball
* Thailandball
* Turkmenistanball
* Uzbekistanball
* Vietnamball
===Carribean===
* Antigua and Barbudaball
* Bahamasball
* Barbadosball
* Cubaball
* Dominicaball
* Dominican Republicball
* Grenadaball
* Haitiball
* Jamaicaball
* Saint Kitts and Nevisball
* Saint Luciaball
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesball
* Trinidad and Tobagoball
===North and Central America===
* Belizeball
* Costa Ricaball
* El Salvadorball
* Guatemalaball
* Hondurasball
* Nicaraguaball
===Europe===
* Albaniaball
* Armeniaball
* Belarusball
* Bosnia and Herzegovinaball
* Bulgariaball
* Cyprusball
* Czechiaball
* Hungaryball
* Icelandball
* Irelandball
* Maltaball
* Montenegroball
* Norwayball
* Polandball
* Romaniaball
* Russiaball
* Serbiaball
* Slovakiaball
* Sloveniaball
* Spainball
* Swedenball
* Turkeyball
* Ukraineball
* Vaticanball
===Middle East===
* Bahrainball
* Iranball
* Iraqball
* Jordanball
* Kuwaitball
* Lebanonball
* Omanball
* Qatarball
* Saudi Arabiaball
* Syriaball
* UAEball
* Yemenball
===Oceania===
* Papua New Guineaball
* Vanuatuball
===South America===
* Argentinaball
* Boliviaball
* Brazilball
* Chileball
* Colombiaball
* Ecuadorball
* Guyanaball
* Paraguayball
* Peruball
* Surinameball
* Uruguayball
* Venezuelaball
==Trivia==
* The world's oldest city, Jerichoball, founded in the 9th millennium BCE, is located in its clay in the West Bank.
* Palestine is usually represented as a 🍉 watermelon, as the fruit's colors, especially when cut opened, resemble that to the flag of Palestineball's.
* Jesus Christ, The Founder of Christianity, was born in Bethlehemball.
==Information for artists==
===Flag Colors===
Since the Palestinian authority doesn't specify which colors of the flag are, here are the ones shown below:
Or use the Pan-Arab Colors that the Palestinian authority also doesn't de jure specify but de facto and popularly used by supporters of Palestinian statehood:
===How to draw===
Drawing Palestineball is very easy:
#Draw a ball.
#Fill it with white.
#Fill the upper side with black.
#Fill the lower side with green.
#Draw a red right-facing triangle at the left of the flag.
#Draw the eyes, and you're done!
==Notes and references==
==Gallery==
==See also==
zh:巴勒斯坦球
fr:Palestineball
Category:Middle East
Category:Arabic Speaking Countryball
Category:Separatist Countryballs
Category:Semites
Category:Mediterranean Sea
Category:Asia
Category:Controversial
Category:Palestineball
Category:Islam
Category:UN Observer
Category:Countryballs
Category:Unrecognized Countryballs
Category:Sunni
Category:West Asia
Category:Red Green Black White
Category:Muslim
Category:Christian