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==International recognition==

{{Main|State of Palestine}}

The exact number of countries [[Diplomatic recognition|recognising]] the State of Palestine is unclear,{{dubious|Number unknown|date=November 2010}} due to the equivocal nature of many official statements of acknowledgment.<ref name="crawford"/> [[Francis Boyle]], legal advisor to the PLO, assisted the organisation in drafting the 1988 Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Palestine. At that time, the United States was using its [[Foreign Assistance Act]] and other measures to discourage other countries and international organisations from extending recognition.<ref>See Patterns of global terrorism 1985–2005: U.S. Department of State reports with supplementary documents and statistics, Volume 1, Anna Sabasteanski, Berkshire, 2005, ISBN 0-9743091-3-3, page 47</ref>

At the end of 1989, the ''[[New York Times]]'' reported that 89 United Nations member states had recognised the newly proclaimed state.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Lewis, Paul|title=Arabs at U.N. Relax Stand on P.L.O.|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/06/world/arabs-at-un-relax-stand-on-plo.html|newspaper=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=6 December 1989|accessdate=2010-11-21}}</ref><ref name="quigley">{{Cite journal|author=Quigley, John|title=The Palestine Declaration to the International Criminal Court: The Statehood Issue|journal=Rutgers Law Record|volume=35|date=Spring 2009|url=http://www.lawrecord.com/files/35-rutgers-l-rec-1.pdf|publisher=Rutgers School of Law|location=Newark|accessdate=2010-11-21}}</ref> According to one author, however, by 1988, more than 100 countries had recognised the State of Palestine.<ref name=Fowlerp59>Fowler and Bunck, 1995, p. 59: "By 1988 more than one hundred countries had formally recognized the 'state' of Palestine, which also received official acknowledgement by the United Nations General Assembly."</ref> The Palestine Liberation Organization publicly acknowledged recognition from 94 states.<ref name="undpsca"/><ref name="reuti"/> Since then, a number of other states have publicly extended recognition.<ref name=Forward/> Boyle reported in 1990 that the number was over 114 states.<ref name=Boyle>Boyle, Francis A. Creation of the State of Palestine; 1 Eur. J. Int'l L. 301 (1990): "Over 114 states have already recognized the newly proclaimed state of Palestine, which is more than the 93 that maintain some form of diplomatic relations with Israel."</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=November 2010}}<!-- in a subsequent related source Boyle is making numerically incorrect statement - http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31816 - quoting "Boyle: ... Currently, 127 out of 195 members of the United Nation have recognized Palestine." [[List of United Nations member states|UN members]] are 192 since 2006 and have never been 195. If such simple fact is portrayed wrongly we can't have any confidence in the number of countries having recognized Palestine. --><ref>Kearney, Michael and Denayer, Stijn, Al-Haq. [http://www.alhaq.org/pdfs/position-paper-icc-%2814December2009%29.pdf Position Paper on Issues Arising from the Palestinian Authority’s Submission of a Declaration to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Under Article 12(3) of the Rome Statute] (December 14, 2009), para 43.a.</ref> In 2005, Anat Kurz reported that 117 United Nations member states had formally recognised Palestine as a sovereign state.<ref name=kurz>Kurz, Anat N. (2005) Fatah and the Politics of Violence: the institutionalization of a popular Struggle. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press ISBN 1-84519-032-7, ISBN 978-1-84519-032-3 p. 123: "117 UN member states recognized the declared State of Palestine ..."</ref> In February 2009, Foreign Minister [[Riyad al-Maliki]] was able to submit to the [[International Criminal Court|ICC]] written statements from 67 of these countries.<ref name="iccdec"/> He was also able to show the existence of bilateral agreements with states in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.<ref name="iccdec"/>

In 2009 and 2010, Boyle reported that about 130 countries had recognised the State of Palestine.<ref name=BoyleI>Palestine, Palestinians and International Law, Francis A. Boyle, Clarity Press, September 1, 2009, ISBN 093286337X, p19: "As I had predicted to the PLO, the creation of [a] Palestinian State was an instantaneous success. Palestine would eventually achieve ''de jure'' diplomatic recognition from about 130 states. The only regional hold-out was Europe and this was because of massive political pressure applied by the United States Government."</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Boyle, Francis A.|title=The Impending Collapse of Israel in Palestine|url=http://mwcnews.net/focus/editorial/5563-collapse-of-israel.html|date=30 September 2010|publisher=MWC News|accessdate=2010-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Boyle, Francis A|title=Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza|url=http://www.australia.to/2010/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3141:israel-is-committing-genocide-in-gaza&catid=94:breaking-news&Itemid=171|date=2 June 2010|newspaper=Australia.to|publisher=Rogers Digital Media Group|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> Boyle specified the number at 127 in June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Vikatan|title=Boyle: Independent Eelam will be a bulwark for India|publisher=TamilNet|date=6 June 2010|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31816|accessdate=2010-11-12}}</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=November 2010}}<!-- quoting "Boyle: ... Currently, 127 out of 195 members of the United Nation have recognized Palestine." [[List of United Nations member states|UN members]] are 192 since 2006 and have never been 195. If such simple fact is portrayed wrongly we can't have any confidence in the number of countries having recognized Palestine. See [[Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Francis_A_Boyle]] -->

Most states that have recognised the State of Palestine have subsequently upgraded any PLO offices in their countries to [[embassy]] status.<ref name=Talmonp158>Talmon, 1998, p. 158, footnote #236.</ref> A number of other states grant some form of diplomatic status to a Palestinian delegation, in some cases falling short of full diplomatic recognition.

=== Recent developments ===

==Diplomatic relations==

{{See|List of diplomatic missions of Palestine|List of diplomatic missions to the Palestinian Authority}}

{{Disputed-section|date=November 2010}}

While the number of states that have recognised the 1988–proclaimed State of Palestine is not clear,{{dubious|Number unknown|date=November 2010}} such recognition has been extended by member states of the [[Arab League]], the [[African Union]], and the [[Organisation of the Islamic Conference]], as well as [[Russia]], [[India]], and the [[People's Republic of China]]. A number of others granted some form of diplomatic status to a Palestinian delegation, falling short of full diplomatic recognition. The following are listed in alphabetical order. In total 152 states are known to currently have some form of relations with either the Palestinian Authority or the 1988–proclaimed State of Palestine.

!width=5px | Num !! style="width:145px;"| Country !! style="width:350px;"| Diplomatic Missions !! style="width:250px;"| Notes

|1 ||{{flag|Afghanistan}} || ||

|2 ||{{flag|Albania}} || Embassy in [[Tirana]] ||

|3 ||{{flag|Algeria}} || Embassy in [[Algiers]] || Arab League; African Union

|4 ||{{flag|Angola}} || Embassy in [[Luanda]] || African Union

|5 ||{{flag|Argentina}} || General Delegation in [[Buenos Aires]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Palestinian National Authority|title=Mision de Palestina|url=http://www.palestina.int.ar/wp/|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> ||

|6 ||{{flag|Armenia}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|7 ||{{flag|Australia}} || General Delegation in [[Canberra]]<ref name="pacdel">{{Cite web|author=General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific|title=General Information|url=http://www.palestine-australia.com/content.php/category.view/id/14?PHPSESSID=b8f55259a180e0b836c5731339a7e93a|publisher=Palestinian National Authority|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> ||

|8 ||{{flag|Austria}} || General Delegation in [[Vienna]] || European Union

|9 ||{{flag|Azerbaijan}} || || <ref>Azerbaijan has had diplomatic relations with Palestine since 15 April 1992</ref>

|10 ||{{flag|Bahrain}} || Embassy in [[Manama]] || Arab League

|11 ||{{flag|Bangladesh}} || Embassy in [[Dhaka]]<ref name="Bangladesh">{{Cite web|title=Address List of Foreign Embassies in Bangladesh|url=http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/faq/foreign_embassy_list.html|date=18 August 2006|publisher=Virtual Bangladesh|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> ||

|12 ||{{flag|Belarus}} || Embassy in [[Minsk]]<ref name=Minsk>{{Cite web|title=Embassy of the State of Palestine|publisher=Kompass|url=http://www.kompass.com/it/BY150045|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> ||

|13 ||{{flag|Belgium}} || General Delegation in [[Brussels]] || European Union

|14 ||{{flag|Benin}} || || African Union

|15 ||{{flag|Bhutan}} || ||

|16 ||{{flag|Bolivia}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|17 ||{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || Embassy in [[Sarejevo]] ||

|18 ||{{flag|Botswana}} || || African Union

|19 ||{{Flag|Brazil}} || Special Delegation in [[Brasília]] ||

|20 ||{{flag|Brunei}}<ref name="unesco"/> || ||

|21 ||{{flag|Bulgaria}} || Embassy in [[Sofia]] || European Union

|22 ||{{flag|Burkina Faso}} || || African Union

|23 ||{{flag|Burundi}} || || African Union

|24 ||{{flag|Cambodia}} || || <ref>Only one State emerged from the [[Cambodian–Vietnamese War]], but both [[Democratic Kampuchea]] and [[People's Republic of Kampuchea]] recognised the State of Palestine on 18 November 1988 and 21 November 1988 respectively.</ref>

|25 ||{{flag|Cameroon}} || || African Union

|26 ||{{flag|Canada}} || General Delegation in [[Ottawa]] ||

|27 ||{{flag|Cape Verde}} || || African Union

|28 ||{{flag|Central African Republic}} || || African Union

|29 ||{{flag|Chad}} || || African Union

|30 ||{{flag|Chile}} || General Delegation in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]] ||

|31 ||{{flag|China, People's Republic of}} || Embassy in [[Beijing]] || [[Palestine – People's Republic of China relations]]

|32 ||{{flag|Comoros}} || || Arab League; African Union

|33 ||{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} || || African Union

|34 ||{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}|| Embassy in [[Brazaville]] || African Union

|35 ||{{flag|Costa Rica}} || || <ref name="Costa">{{Cite news|title=Israeli diplomat postpones meeting after Costa Rica recognizes Palestinian state|newspaper=The Associated Press |publisher=Haaretz|date=26 February 2008|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/958208.html |accessdate=2009-09-09}}</ref>

|36 ||{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire }} || Embassy in [[Abidjan]] || African Union

|37 ||{{flag|Cuba}} || Embassy in [[Havana|Havanna]] ||

|38 ||{{flag|Cyprus}} || Embassy in [[Nikosia]] || European Union

|39 ||{{flag|Czech Republic}} || Embassy in [[Prague]]<ref name=Czech>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/diplomatic_missions/foreign_missions_to_the_czech_republic/palestine_embassy_of_the_state_of.html|title=Palestine: Embassy of the State of Palestine|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic}}</ref> || European Union <ref name="czsk">Former [[Czechoslovakia]] recognised the State of Palestine on 18 November 1988, and following the [[Dissolution of Czechoslovakia|its dissolution]], both the Czech Republic and Slovakia retained ties.</ref>

|40 ||{{flag|Denmark}} || General Delegation in [[Copenhagen]] || European Union; [[Denmark–Palestine relations]]

|41 ||{{flag|Djibouti}} || Embassy in [[Djibouti City]] || Arab League; African Union

|42 ||{{flag|Ecuador}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|43 ||{{flag|Egypt}} || Embassy in [[Cairo]] || Arab League; African Union

|44 ||{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} || || African Union

|45 ||{{flag|Eritrea}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || || African Union

|46 ||{{flag|Ethiopia}} || Embassy in [[Addis Ababa]] || African Union

|47 ||{{flag|Finland}} || General Delegation in [[Helsinki]] || European Union

|48 ||{{flag|France}} || General Delegation in [[Paris]] || European Union

|49 ||{{flag|Gabon}} || Embassy in [[Libreville]] || African Union

|50 ||{{flag|Gambia}} || Embassy in [[Banjul]] || African Union

|51 ||{{flag|Georgia}} || ||

|52 ||{{flag|Germany}} || General Delegation in [[Berlin]] || European Union <ref>The [[German Democratic Republic]] recognised the State of Palestine on 18 November 1988, but it later [[Unification of Germany|unified]] with the [[Federal Republic of Germany]], which currently does not recognise the State of Palestine.</ref>

|53 ||{{flag|Ghana}} || Embassy in [[Accra]]<ref name="Ghana">{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic Missions in Ghana|publisher=GhanaWeb|accessdate=2009-07-18|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/foreign_affairs/home.php}}</ref> || African Union

|54 ||{{flag|Greece}} || General Delegation in [[Athens]] || European Union

|55 ||{{flag|Guinea}} || Embassy in [[Conakry]] || African Union

|56 ||{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}} || Embassy in [[Bissau]] || African Union

|57 ||{{flag|Guyana}} || ||

|58 ||{{flag|Haiti}} || ||

|59 ||{{flag|Hungary}} ||Embassy in [[Budapest]]<ref name="Hungary">{{Cite web|publisher=Hungary Tourist Info|title=List of Embassies|url=http://www.ohb.hu/hungary/embassy.en.html#palestine|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> || European Union

|60 ||{{flag|India}} || Embassy in [[New Delhi]] || [[India–Palestine relations]]

|61 ||{{flag|Indonesia}} || Embassy in [[Jakarta]] ||

|62 ||{{flag|Iran}} || Embassy in [[Tehran]] || [[Iran–Palestine relations]]

|63 ||{{flag|Iraq}} || Embassy in [[Baghdad]] || Arab League

|64 ||{{flag|Ireland}} || General Delegation in [[Dublin]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Palestinian National Authority|title=General Delegation of Palestine in Ireland|url=http://gdp.ie/|publisher=Palestinian Monitoring Group|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> || European Union

|65 ||{{flag|Italy}} || General Delegation in [[Rome]] || European Union

|66 ||{{flag|Jamaica}} || ||

|67 ||{{Flag|Japan}} ||General Delegation in [[Tokyo]] ||

|68 ||{{flag|Jordan}}<ref name="unesco"/> || Embassy in [[Amman]]<ref name="Jordan">{{Cite web|title=Embassies and Consulates in Jordan|publisher=Boomers Abroad|url=http://embassiesabroad.boomersabroad.com/embassies-in/Jordan|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref>|| Arab League

|69 ||{{flag|Kazakhstan}} || Embassy in [[Almaty]] ||

|70 ||{{flag|Kenya}} || Embassy in [[Harare]] is also accredited to Kenya<ref name="harare">{{Cite press release|title=President meets Palestinian Ambassador|url=http://www.statehousekenya.go.ke/news/october04/2004131001.htm|publisher=Government of Kenya, State House|date=13 October 2004}}</ref> || African Union

|71 ||{{flag|Kuwait}} || Embassy in [[Kuwait City]] || Arab League

|72 ||{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}} || ||

|73 ||{{flag|Laos}}<ref name="Vietnam2"/> || ||

|74 ||{{flag|Lebanon}} || Embassy in [[Beirut]] || Arab League

|75 ||{{flag|Libya}} || Embassy in [[Tripoli]] || Arab League; African Union

|76 ||{{flag|Luxembourg}}<ref>The General Delegation of Palestine in Brussels, Belgium is accredited to Luxembourg.</ref> || || European Union

|77 ||{{flag|Madagascar}} || || African Union

|78 ||{{flag|Malaysia}} || Embassy in [[Kuala Lampur]] ||

|79 ||{{flag|Maldives}} || ||

|80 ||{{flag|Mali}} || Embassy in [[Bamako]] || African Union

|81 ||{{flag|Malta}} || Embassy in [[Valletta]] || European Union

|82 |||{{flag|Mauritania}} || Embassy in [[Nouakchott]] || Arab League; African Union

|83 ||{{flag|Mauritius}} || || African Union

|84 ||{{flag|Mexico}} || Special Delegation in [[Mexico City]] ||

|85 ||{{flag|Moldova}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|86 ||{{flag|Mongolia}} || ||

|87 ||{{flag|Montenegro}} || ||

|88 ||{{flag|Morocco}} || Embassy in [[Rabat]] || Arab League

|89 ||{{flag|Mozambique}} || Embassy in [[Maputo]] || African Union

|90 ||{{flag|Myanmar}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|91 ||{{flag|Namibia}} || Embassy in [[Windhoek]] || African Union <ref>Namibia was established by the [[South West Africa People's Organization]], which recognised the State of Palestine on 19 November 1988, at which time it was a [[United Nations General Assembly observers#Former observer entities|UN observer entity]].</ref>

|92 ||{{flag|Nepal}} || ||

|93 ||{{flag|Netherlands}} || General Delegation in [[The Hague]] || European Union

|94 ||{{flag|New Zealand}} || General Delegation in Australia is also accredited to New Zealand<ref name="pacdel"/> ||

|95 ||{{flag|Nicaragua}} || Embassy in [[Managua]] ||

|96 ||{{flag|Niger}} || || [[African Union]]

|97 ||{{flag|Nigeria}} || Embassy in [[Abuja]] || African Union

|98 ||{{flag|North Korea}} || Embassy in [[Pyongyang]] ||

|99 ||{{Flag|Norway}} || General Delegation in [[Oslo]] ||

|100 ||{{flag|Oman}} || Embassy in [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]] || Arab League

|101 ||{{flag|Pakistan}} || Embassy in [[Islamabad]]<ref name="Pakistan">{{Cite web|author=PhoneBook Online|title=Embassy of the State of Palestine|publisher=Jang Group of Companies|url=http://www.phonebook.com.pk/Dynamic/CompanyDetail.aspx?Comp_ID=43704|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> || [[Pakistan–Palestine relations]]

|102 ||{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|103 ||{{flag|Paraguay}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|104 ||{{flag|Peru}} || General Delegation in [[Lima]] ||

|105 ||{{flag|Philippines}} || ||

|106 ||{{flag|Poland}} || Embassy in [[Warsaw]] || European Union

|107 ||{{Flag|Portugal}} ||General Delegation in [[Lisbon]] || European Union

|108 ||{{flag|Qatar}} || Embassy in [[Doha]] || Arab League

|109 ||{{flag|Romania}} || Embassy in [[Bucharest]]<ref name="Romania">{{Cite web|author=Internet Service Romania|title=Embassy of the State of Palestine in Romania|url=http://www.romania.org/embassy/embassy.html?id=stateofpalestine|accessdate=2009-08-17}}</ref> || European Union; [[Romania–Palestine relations]]

|110 ||{{flag|Russia}} || Embassy in [[Moscow]] || [[Palestine–Russia relations]]

|111 ||{{flag|Rwanda}} || || African Union

|112 ||{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} || || African Union

|113 ||{{flag|Saudi Arabia}} || Embassy in [[Riyadh]] || Arab League

|114 ||{{flag|Senegal}} || Embassy in [[Dakar]] || African Union

|115 ||{{flag|Serbia}}<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Serbia|title=Foreign diplomatic and consular missions on residential and non-residential basis|url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Embassies/missions_e.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> || Embassy in [[Belgrade]]<ref name=Serbia>{{cite web|title=Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Serbia|publisher=TravelSerbia.info|url=http://www.travelserbia.info/embassies.php|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> ||

|116 ||{{flag|Seychelles}} || || African Union

|117 ||{{flag|Sierra Leone}} || || African Union

|118 ||{{flag|Singapore}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|119 ||{{flag|Slovakia}} || Embassy in [[Bratislava]]<ref name="Slovakia">{{cite web|title=Embassy of the State of Palestine|url=http://www.palestine.sk/about.html|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> || European Union <ref name="czsk"/>

|120 ||{{flag|Slovenia}} || Embassy in [[Ramallah]] || European Union

|121 ||{{flag|Somalia}} || || Arab League; African Union

|122 ||{{flag|South Africa}} || Embassy in [[Pretoria]] || African Union

|123 ||{{flag|South Korea}} || Embassy in [[Ramallah]] ||

|124 ||{{Flag|Spain}} || General Delegation in [[Madrid]] || European Union

|125 ||{{flag|Sri Lanka}} || Embassy in [[Colombo]]<ref name=SriLanka>{{Cite web|title=Sri Lanka Embassy List|publisher=Pacific Prime|url=http://www.pacificprime.com/countries/sri-lanka/embassies.php|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> ||

|126 ||{{flag|Sudan}} || Embassy in [[Khartoum]] || Arab League; African Union

|127 ||{{flag|Suriname}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|128 ||{{flag|Swaziland}} || || African Union

|129 ||{{Flag|Sweden}} ||General Delegation in [[Stockholm]] || European Union

|130 ||{{Flag|Switzerland}} || General Delegation in [[Bern]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Palestinian National Authority|title=General Delegation of Palestine in Switzerland|url=http://gdpal.tripod.com/|publisher=Palestinian Monitoring Group|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> ||

|131 ||{{flag|Syria}} || Embassy in [[Damascus]] || Arab League

|132 ||{{flag|Tajikistan}} || ||

|133 ||{{flag|Tanzania}} || Embassy in [[Dar es Salaam]]<ref name="Tanzania">{{Cite web|title=Foreign Embassies in Tanzania|publisher=Mbongo.com|url=http://www.mbongo.com/about-tanzania/foreign-embassies-tanzania/default.aspx|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> || African Union

|134 ||{{flag|Timor-Leste}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|135 ||{{flag|Togo}} || || African Union

|136 ||{{flag|Tunisia}} || Embassy in [[Tunis]] || Arab League; African Union

|137 ||{{flag|Turkey}} || Embassy in [[Ankara]] || [[Palestine–Turkey relations]]

|138 ||{{flag|Turkmenistan}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|139 ||{{flag|Uganda}} || || African Union

|140 ||{{flag|Ukraine}} || Embassy in [[Kiev]] ||

|141 ||{{flag|United Arab Emirates}} || Embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]]<ref name=UAE>{{cite web|title=Embassy of the State of Palestine|url=http://yp.theemiratesnetwork.com/biz/United_Arab_Emirates/Abu_Dhabi/Embassy_of_the_State_of_Palestine_19324.html|publisher=TEN Yellow Pages|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> || Arab League; [[Palestine – United Arab Emirates relations]]

|142 ||{{Flag|United Kingdom}} || General Delegation in [[London]] || European Union; [[Palestine – United Kingdom relations]]

|143 ||{{flag|United States}} || General Delegation in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mozgovaya|first=Natasha|date=22 July 2010|title=U.S. upgrades status of Palestinian mission in Washington|journal=Haaretz|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-upgrades-status-of-palestinian-mission-in-washington-1.303475|accessdate=2010-07-23}}</ref> ||

|144 ||{{flag|Uruguay}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} || ||

|145 ||{{flag|Uzbekistan}} || Embassy in [[Tashkent]] ||

|146 ||{{flag|Vanuatu}} || ||

|147 ||{{flag|Vatican City}} || Embassy in [[Rome]] || [[Holy See–Palestine relations]]

|148 ||{{flag|Venezuela}} || Embassy in [[Caracas]] || [[Venezuela–Palestine relations]]<ref>{{Cite news|author=Suggett, James|title=Venezuela Pledges Support for Palestinian Statehood during Abbas Visit|url=http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/4962|date=29 November 2009|newspaper=Venezuela Analysis|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref>

|149 ||{{flag|Vietnam}} || Embassy in [[Hanoi]]<ref name="Vietnam2">{{Cite web|author=Government of Lao DPR|title=Addresses of Diplomatic Missions in the Lao PDR and Neighbouring Countries|url=http://www.mofa.gov.la/Addresses/AddressOfForeignDiplomatic.htm|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> || <ref name=Vietnam>{{cite web|title=Vietnam-Palestine Relations|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Vietnam|url=http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/cn_vakv/nr040830134623/nr040830134911/ns070925152224|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref>

|150 ||{{flag|Yemen}} || Embassy in [[Sana'a]] || Arab League <ref>Prior to [[Unification of Yemen|Yemeni unification]], both [[Democratic Yemen]] and the [[Yemen Arab Republic]] had recognised the State of Palestine on 15 November 1988.</ref>

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|151 ||{{flag|Zambia}} || Embassy in [[Lusaka]] || African Union

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|152 ||{{flag|Zimbabwe}} || Embassy in [[Harare]]<ref name="harare"/> || African Union

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|_ ||{{flag|European Union}} || Mission in [[Ramallah]] ||

===Overview===

{{Disputed-list|date=November 2010}}

[[Image:Palestine relations.png|thumb|right|350px|Foreign relation of Palestine{{legend|#008000|diplomatic relations with the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] and recognition of the [[State of Palestine]]}} {{legend|#00ff00|diplomatic recognition of the [[State of Palestine]]}}<br>{{legend|#0080ff|other official relations with the [[Palestinian National Authority]] and the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]]}}]]

The following states recognise the [[State of Palestine]] and/or maintain some form of official relations with Palestine:

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* the State of Palestine is recognised by at least 104 states, excluding states for whom sources are conflicting or inconclusive. Its representative, the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] has established diplomatic relations with at least 74 of them.<br>Upon its application to join [[UNESCO]] in 1989, Palestine was officially reported to have been recognised by 92 states<ref name="unesco">{{Cite web|author=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Executive Board|title=Hundred and thirty-first Session: Item 9.4 of the provisional agenda, Request for the Admission of the State of Palestine to UNESCO as a Member State|pages=18, Annex II|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0008/000827/082711eo.pdf|publisher=United Nations|date=12 May 1989|accessdate=2010-11-15}}</ref><ref>Algeria, Indonesia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, and Yemen later requested that Austria be deleted from this list. This figure also includes a number of states which no longer exist.</ref> (including [[Cambodia]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Cambodia|title=Foreign Missions Accredited to Cambodia: Asia|url=http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/mofa/Products/1943-palestine.aspx|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Czech Republic]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of the Czech Republic|title=Embassy of the State of Palestine in the Czech Republic|url=http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/diplomatic_missions/foreign_missions_to_the_czech_republic/palestine_embassy_of_the_state_of.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Kenya]],<ref name="harare"/>{{When|date=November 2010}}<!-- one of the 5 cases with no recognition date specified in the UNESCO source. --> [[Namibia]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Namibia|title=Embassies and High Commissions: K - P|url=http://209.88.21.36/opencms/opencms/grnnet/MFA/dipplomatic/page3.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Slovakia]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Slovakia|title=Presentation of Credentials|url=http://www.mzv.sk/App/WCM/main.nsf/vw_ByID/ID_2A5D2AE1CED4D02BC125711D0041AA68_EN/$File/Diplen.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Yemen]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Yemen|title=Yemen Embassies around the world|url=http://www.yementourism.com/information/embassies/|publisher=Yemen Ministry of Tourism|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref>) and the later recognising states include [[Azerbaijan]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Azerbaijan|title=Politics|url=http://mfa.gov.az/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=223&Itemid=1|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]],<ref name="Bozheg"/><ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina|title=Embassies in BiH: State of Palestina|url=http://www.mfa.ba/ambasade_konzulati_misije/ambasade_u_bih/Default.aspx?template_id=16&s1=910&id=6415|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Costa Rica]],<ref>{{es icon}} {{Cite web|author=Gobierno de Costa Rica|title=Oficinas Consulares acreditadas ante el Gobierno de Costa Rica|url=http://www.rree.go.cr/ministerio/index.php?stp=32&langtype=espanol&UserName=&Embajada=&consul=N&SID=&letra=P|publisher=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Côte d'Ivoire]],<ref>{{fr icon}} {{Cite web|author=Government of Côte d'Ivoire|title=Les Ambassades et Consulats accrédités en Cote d'Ivoire|url=http://www.diplomatie.gouv.ci/orga_services_exterieurs2.php|publisher=Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Georgia|title=Bilateral Relations between Georgia and Palestine|url=http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=346&lang_id=ENG|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}} Relations established 25 April 1992.</ref> [[Guyana]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Guyana|title=Non-Resident Ambassadors & High Commissioners to Guyana|url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/tsite/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=96|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Kazakhstan]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Kazakhstan|title=Cooperation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the State of Palestine|url=http://portal.mfa.kz/portal/page/portal/mfa/en/content/policy/cooperation/asia_africa/16|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}} Relations established on 6 April 1992. Palestinian Embassy in Kazakhstan was opened in 1993.</ref> [[Kyrgyzstan]],<ref>{{ky icon}} {{Cite web|author=Government of Kyrgyzstan|title=Embassy of the State of Palestine to Kyrgyzstan|url=http://www.mfa.kg/diplomatic-missions-in-kr/dip-in-kr-2_en.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Montenegro]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Montenegro|title=Dates of Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations|url=http://www.mip.gov.me/en/index.php/Bilateral/dates-of-recognition-and-establishment-of-diplomatic-relations.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}} Recognition by Montenegro extended 24 July 2006. Relations established 1 August 2006.</ref> [[Philippines]],<ref>{{Cite web|author = Department of Budget and Management|title = Embassies and Diplomatic Missions|publisher = Government of the Philippines|url = http://www.dbm.gov.ph/08%20dir/diplomatic/embassies.pdf|accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author = Embassy of the Philippines in Amman|title = Amb. Julius D. Torres presents credentials to Palestinian president|publisher = Government of the Philippines|date = 6 December 2009|url = http://www.philembassy-amman.net/2009/12/06/amb-julius-d-torres-presents-credentials-to-palestinian-president/|accessdate = 2010-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Embassies & consulates in the Philippines|publisher = Best of the Philippines|year = 1995|url = http://books.google.com.my/books?id=CEqPAAAAMAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Best+of+the+Philippines+%28Manila,+Philippines%29%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s|isbn = 978971915160}}, p219: "The State of Palestine is recognized by over one hundred states including the Republic of the Philippines. In September 1989, diplomatic relations were established between the two governments leading to the opening of the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Manila, May 1990."</ref>{{fix

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|cat-date=Category:Wikipedia articles needing factual verification}} [[South Africa]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of South Africa|title=Foreign Representatives in South Africa|url=http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign/forrep/forp.htm|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of South Africa|title=South African Heads of Mission Abroad|url=http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign/sa_abroad/hom.htm|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Tajikistan]],<ref>{{tg icon}} {{Cite web|author=Government of Tajikistan|title=Embassy of State of Palestine to Tajikistan|url=http://mfa.tj/mid/documents/Spravochnik_Dipkorpus_2009.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Uzbekistan]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Uzbekistan|title=List of States with which the Republic of Uzbekistan established diplomatic relations|url=http://mfa.uz/eng/inter_cooper/dipl_relat/|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}} Diplomatic relations established with the State of Palestine 25 September 1994.</ref> [[Venezuela]]<ref>{{es icon}} {{Cite web|author = Bolivarian Government of Venezuela|title = Venezuela y Palestina establecen relaciones diplomáticas: Comunicado Conjunto Sobre el Establecimiento de Relaciones Diplomáticas entre la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y el Estado de Palestina|publisher = Ministry of Communication and Information|date = 27 April 2009|url = http://www.minci.gob.ve/a_r_r/1/188717/venezuela_y_palestina.html|accessdate = 2010-11-15}}</ref>

* the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] and the [[Palestinian National Authority]] established by it, maintain official relations with the [[European Union]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=European Commission|title=The Role of the Office of the European Union Representative|url=http://ec.europa.eu/delegations/westbank/about_us/delegation_role/index_en.htm|publisher=Office of the European Union Representative: West Bank and Gaza Strip, UNRWA|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> and 39 states{{Which?|date=November 2010}} (including [[Estonia]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Government of Estonia|title=Diplomatic relations|url=http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/node/9975|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=2010-11-20}} "Estonia recognises the Palestine Liberation Authority &#91;sic&#93; as the representative of the Palestinian people on the international level."</ref> [[Israel]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Palestine Liberation Organisation|title=About us|url=http://www.nad-plo.org/main.php?view=nav_about-us|publisher=Negotiations Affairs Department|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref> [[Latvia]],<ref name="HelsinkiGD">{{Cite web|author=Palestine Liberation Organisation|title=About Palestine General Delegation|url=http://www.palestinegd.fi/pgd.html|accessdate=2010-11-20}} Palestine General Delegation in Helsinki responsible for Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.</ref> [[Lithuania]],<ref name="HelsinkiGD"/> [[Syria]],<ref name="SyriaPLO"/> and the [[Vatican City]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Holy See|title=Bilateral relations of the Holy See|url=http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/secretariat_state/documents/rc_seg-st_20010123_holy-see-relations_en.html|publisher=Secretariat of State|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref>), in addition to those recognising the State of Palestine

There is no clear indication of the relations type or recognition of [[United Nations General Assembly observers#Palestine|Palestine]] for:<ref>There are conflicting or inconclusive sources.</ref>

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Some of the countries listed here and in the "no relations" below may have such, but so far no unambiguous source is found. As many states announce "support for the Palestinian people" or similar it is difficult to distinguish whether some statement is about diplomatic recognition/diplomatic relations/other official relations with a particular entity - PLO/SoP/PNA - or a general announcement of support for their cause.

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*States maintaining official relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority, but without clear indication on their position on the recognition of the State of Palestine: [[Syria]],<ref name="SyriaPLO">{{Cite web|author=Government of Syria|title=Syrian Embassies|url=http://www.syriatourism.org/index.php?module=subjects&func=listpages&subid=228&newlang=eng|publisher=Ministry of Tourism|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref></ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=WebGaza.net|title=Embassies of Palestine|url=http://www.webgaza.net/resources/Embassies_of_Palestine.htm|publisher=WebGaza.net|accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref>{{fix

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|cat-date=Category:Wikipedia articles needing factual verification}} and [[Vanuatu]].<ref name="medea">{{Cite web|author=European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Cooperation|title=Palestine, recognition of the State of|url=http://www.medea.be/index.html?page=2&lang=en&doc=289|publisher=MEDEA |date=December 2001|accessdate=2010-11-18}}</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=November 2010}}<!-- Cameroon, Swaziland and Vanuatu are included in a list of SoP recognizers, but that list includes information which conflicts with MFA pages of Austria and the Vatican City ([http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/secretariat_state/documents/rc_seg-st_20010123_holy-see-relations_en.html 1], [http://www.bmeia.gv.at/fileadmin/user_upload/oracle/gesamtliste_de.pdf 2]). Also it is in self-contradiction as it claims to list 94 states, but actually includes only 93. -->

[[United Nations General Assembly observers#Palestine|Palestine]] has no diplomatic or official relations with and the [[State of Palestine]] is not recognised by:

* [[Iceland]], [[Andorra]], [[Monaco]], [[San Marino]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Moldova]], [[Croatia]], [[Republic of Macedonia]], [[Armenia]]

* [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Singapore]]

* [[East Timor]], [[Tonga]], [[Samoa]], [[Fiji]], [[Marshall Islands]], [[Federated States of Micronesia]], [[Palau]], [[Tuvalu]], [[Nauru]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Kiribati]], [[New Zealand]]

* [[Malawi]], [[Liberia]], [[Eritrea]]

* [[Ecuador]], [[Bahamas]], [[Honduras]], [[Panama]], [[Belize]], [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Antigua And Barbuda]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Dominica]], [[Grenada]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Barbados]], [[Saint Lucia]]

* [[Abkhazia]], [[Republic of Kosovo|Kosovo]], [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]], [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]], [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]], [[Somaliland]], [[South Ossetia]], [[Republic of China]], [[Transnistria]]

==Relations with international organizations==

The [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] and the [[Palestinian National Authority]] are represented in various international organizations as member, associate or observer. Because of inconclusiveness in sources<ref>Such as listing "Palestine" without further explanation.</ref> in some cases it is impossible to distinguish whether the participation is executed by the PNA, the PLO as representative of the [[State of Palestine]] or by the PLO as a non-state entity.

|[[Arab League]]

|1976 <ref name="PLO">Initially representing only the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] itself.</ref>

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* participates in the [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area]]

===United Nations representation===

The Palestine Liberation Organization gained observer status at the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in 1974 through General Assembly Resolution 3237. Acknowledging the proclamation of the State of Palestine,<ref>{{Cite web|author=United Nations, General Assembly|title=43/177: Question of Palestine|url=http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/146E6838D505833F852560D600471E25|publisher=United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine|date=15 December 1988|accessdate=2010-11-19}}</ref> the UN re-designated this observer status as belonging to "Palestine" in 1988 (General Assembly Resolution 43/177). In July 1998, the General Assembly adopted a new Resolution (52/250) conferring upon Palestine additional rights and privileges, including the right to participate in the general debate held at the start of each session of the General Assembly, the right of reply, the right to co-sponsor resolutions and the right to raise points of order on Palestinian and [[Middle East]] issues. By this resolution, "seating for Palestine shall be arranged immediately after non-member States and before the other observers." This Resolution was adopted by a vote of 124 in favour, 4 against (Israel, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, United States) and 10 abstentions.<ref name="UN_ARES52250">{{UN document |docid=A-RES-52-250 |type=Resolution |body=General Assembly |session=52 |resolution_number=250 |accessdate=2010-09-21}}</ref>