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State of Israel | |
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Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Jerusalem[fn 1] 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E / 31.783; 35.217 |
Official languages | Hebrew |
Arabic[fn 2] | |
Ethnic groups (2019) | |
Religion (2019) |
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Demonym(s) | Israeli |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
Isaac Herzog | |
Benjamin Netanyahu | |
Yariv Levin | |
Esther Hayut | |
Legislature | Knesset |
Independence from the British Empire | |
14 May 1948 | |
11 May 1949 | |
1958–2018 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (150th) |
• Water (%) | 2.1 |
Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 9,868,650 (99th) |
• 2008 census | 7,412,200 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (35th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $372.314 billion (51st) |
• Per capita | $40,336 (34th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $410.501 billion (31st) |
• Per capita | $44,474 (19th) |
Gini (2018) | 34.8 medium · 48th |
HDI (2019) | 0.919 very high · 19th |
Currency | New shekel (₪) (ILS) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
Date format | |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +972 |
ISO 3166 code | IL |
Internet TLD | .il |
Website https://www.gov.il/en | |
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Israel (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל) officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל) is a country in southwestern Asia on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. Israel's population is 9.8 million people, of whom 7 million are Jewish. Almost all the other citizens of Israel are Arab (1.2 million) and include Muslims, Christians, and Druze. Israel's capital is in Tel Aviv.