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This is a list of diplomatic missions of Palestine. On 15 November 1988, the Palestinian National Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization, sitting in Algiers, adopted the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, unilaterally proclaiming the State of Palestine within the former British Mandate of Palestine, while not explicitly declaring its boundaries or claimed territory. At the time, the State of Palestine was not a de facto or de jure entity. The State of Palestine retains an unclear international status, with some states recognizing it de jure while it has no clear de facto status. Owing to its contested international position, many world capitals host both an Embassy of Palestine and an Embassy of Israel.

List of diplomatic missions

One-hundred and seven states recognize the State of Palestine, and 25 more grant some form of diplomatic status to a Palestinian delegation, falling short of full diplomatic recognition. Most major European countries, the United States and Canada do not recognize the State of Palestine, but have varying levels of official relations with the PLO. In countries that have recognized the State of Palestine, an Embassy of the State of Palestine is often maintained there. In countries that have not, a Mission or General Delegation is maintained and in most cases enjoys diplomatic status.

The following list is ordered alphabetically and includes all states that maintain diplomatic relations with Palestinian representatives.

Num	Country	Diplomatic Missions	Notes
1	Afghanistan
2	Albania	Embassy in Tirane
3	Algeria		Arab League
4	Angola
5	Argentina	General Delegation in Buenos Aires
6	Australia	General Delegation in Canberra
7	Austria	Embassy in Vienna	European Union
8	Azerbaijan
9	Bahrain	Embassy in Manama	Arab League
10	Bangladesh	Embassy in Dhaka
11	* Belgium	General Delegation in Brussels
12	Belarus	Embassy in Minsk
13	Benin
14	Bhutan
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Embassy in Sarajevo
16	Botswana
17	Brazil	Special Delegation in Brasília
18	Brunei
19	Bulgaria	Embassy in Sofia
20	Burkina Faso
21	Burundi
22	Cambodia
23	Cameroon
24	Canada	General Delegation in Ottawa
25	Cape Verde
26	Central African Republic
27	Chad
28	Chile	"Embassy of the Representation" in Santiago
29	China	Embassy in Beijing
30	Colombia	Special Mission in Bogotá
31	Comoros		Arab League
32	Republic of the Congo	Embassy in Brazzaville
33	Democratic Republic of the Congo
34	Costa Rica
35	Cuba	Embassy in Havana
36	Cyprus	Embassy in Nikosia	European Union
37	Czech Republic	Embassy in Prague	European Union
38	Democratic Republic of the Congo		Palestine was recognized as a state by Zaire in 1988.
39	Denmark	General Delegation in Copenhagen
40	Djibouti		Arab League
41	Egypt	Embassy in Cairo	Arab League
42	Equatorial Guinea
43	Ethiopia	Embassy in Addis Ababa
44	Finland	General Delegation in Helsinki
45	France	General Delegation in Paris
46	Gabon	Embassy in Libreville
47	Gambia	Embassy in Banjul
48	Germany	General Delegation in Berlin	The German Democratic Republic recognized the state of Palestine in 1988. A united Germany after the fall of the Berlin wall did not extend the same recognition.
49	Greece	Diplomatic Representation in Athens
50	Ghana	Embassy in Accra
51	Guinea	Embassy in Conakry
52	Guinea-Bissau	Embassy in Bissau
53	Holy See	Diplomatic Mission in Vatican City	See Holy See-Palestine relations
54	Hungary	Embassy in Budapest	European Union
55	India	Embassy in New Delhi	Indo-Palestinian relations
56	Indonesia	Embassy in Jakarta
57	Iran	Embassy in Tehran	Iran-Palestine relations
58	Iraq	Embassy in Baghdad	Arab League
59	Ireland	General Delegation in Dublin
60	Italy	General Delegation in Rome
61	Japan	General Delegation in Tokyo
62	Jordan	Embassy in Amman	Arab League
63	Kazakhstan	Embassy in Almaty
64	Kenya
65	Kuwait	Embassy in Kuwait City - status uncertain)	Arab League
66	Laos
67	Lebanon	Embassy in Beirut	Arab League
68	Libya	Embassy in Tripoli
69	Madagascar
70	Malaysia	Embassy in Kuala Lampur
71	Maldives
72	Mali	Embassy in Bamako
73	Malta	Embassy in Valletta	European Union
74	Mauritania	Embassy in Nouakchott	Arab League
75	Mauritius
76	Mexico	Special Delegation in Mexico City
77	Mongolia
78	Montenegro
79	Morocco	Embassy in Rabat	Arab League
80	Mozambique	Embassy in Maputo	Arab League
81	Namibia	Embassy in Windhoek
82	Nepal
83	Netherlands	General Delegation in The Hague (General Delegation)
84	Nicaragua	Embassy in Managua
85	Niger
86	Nigeria	Embassy in Abuja
87	North Korea	Embassy in Pyongyang
88	Norway	General Delegation in Oslo
89	Oman	Embassy in Muscat
90	Pakistan	Embassy in Islamabad	Pakistan-Palestine relations
91	Peru
92	Philippines	Consulate General in Manila
93	Poland	Embassy in Warsaw
94	Portugal	General Delegation in Lisbon	European Union
95	Qatar	Doha (Embassy)	Arab League
96	Romania	Embassy in Bucharest	Romania-Palestine relations
97	Russia	Embassy in Moscow	Palestine–Russia relations
98	Rwanda
99	São Tomé and Príncipe
100	Saudi Arabia	Embassy in Riyadh
101	Senegal	Embassy in Dakar
102	Serbia	Embassy in Belgrade
103	Seychelles
104	Sierra Leone}}
105	Singapore
106	Slovakia	Embassy in Bratislava
107	Somalia		Arab League
108	South Africa	Embassy in Pretoria
109	Spain	General Delegation in Madrid
110	Sweden	General Delegation in Stockholm
111	Switzerland	General Delegation in Bern
112	Sri Lanka	Embassy in Colombo
113	Sudan	Embassy in Khartoum	Arab League
114	Swaziland
115	Syria	Embassy in Damascus	Arab League
116	Tajikistan
117	Tanzania	Embassy in Dar es Salaam
118	Togo
119	Tunisia	Embassy in Tunis	Arab League
120	Turkey	Embassy in Ankara
121	Turkmenistan
122	Uganda
123	Ukraine	Embassy in Kiev
124	United Arab Emirates	Embassy in Abu Dhabi	Arab League
125	United Kingdom	General Delegation in London
126	United States	PLO Office in Washington D.C.
127	Uzbekistan	Embassy in Tashkent
128	Vanuatu
129	Venezuela	Embassy in Caracas
130	Vietnam	Embassy in Hanoi
131	Yemen	Embassy in Sanaa	Arab League
132	Zambia
133	Zimbabwe	Embassy in Harare

States falling short of statehood recognition but granting special diplomatic status

• General Delegation of Palestine:  France and  Ireland
• General Palestinian Delegation:  Argentina,  Australia,  Belgium,  Canada,  Chile,  Denmark,  Finland,  Germany,  Greece,  Italy,  Japan,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  Norway,  Portugal,  Spain,  Sweden,  United Kingdom
• PLO representation protected by the immunities of another Arab Mission:  Brazil,   Switzerland
• Special Delegation of Palestine:  Mexico
• Diplomatic Missions in Palestine:  European Union, South Korea,  Slovenia

• PLO office:  United States (Washington D.C.)
• Special Mission:  Colombia (Bogota)

Representation in multilateral organisations

Palestine enjoys representation in a number of multilateral organisations, such as:

• The Permanent Mission to the Arab League in Cairo
• The Permanent Observer Mission to UN in Geneva
• The Permanent Observer Mission to UN in New York City
• The Permanent Observer Mission to UNESCO in Paris
• The Permanent Mission to UN bodies in Vienna

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40. The General Delegation of Palestine in Brussels, Belgium is accredited to Luxembourg.
41. Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN Geneva
42. Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN New York

See also

• Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority

External links

• Embassy World: Embassies of Palestine
• Palestinian Embassies Abroad

• De facto embassies
• Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority
• Lists of diplomatic missions by sending country
• Palestine-related lists