| Ramallah
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| Country | State of Palestine |
| Population | 38,998 |
| Area (sq mi) | 6.3 sq mi |
| Population density (/sq mi) | 6,200 sq mi |
| Demonym | Ramallan |
| Co-ordinates | 31°54′N 35°12′E |
Ramallah is a city in the central West Bank adjacent to Al-Bireh. It is located 13 km north of Jerusalem. Since 1993, it has served as the administrative capital of the Palestinian Authority, created as a result of the Oslo Accords and renamed in 2013 by decree of PNA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to the State of Palestine, which is a partially recognized state by 140 countries. The population: is 84,000 people. (2019). Approximately half the population is Christian Arabs and the other half is Muslim Arabs.[1]