State of Israel |
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Anthem: Hatikvah
(English: "The Hope") |
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| Capital and largest city | Jerusalem
(limited recognition)[fn 1]
31°47′N35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E / 31.783; 35.217 |
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| Official languages | Hebrew |
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| Recognized languages | Arabic[fn 2] |
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| Ethnic groups (2019) | |
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| Religion (2019) | |
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| Demonym(s) | Israeli |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutionalrepublic |
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| Isaac Herzog |
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| Naftali Bennett |
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| Mickey Levy |
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| Esther Hayut |
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| Legislature | Knesset |
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| 14 May 1948 |
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| 11 May 1949 |
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| 1958–2018 |
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• Total | 20,770–22,072 km2 (8,019–8,522 sq mi)[a] (150th) |
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• Water (%) | 2.71 (as of 2015)[15] |
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• 2021 estimate | 9,398,690[16][fn 3] (99th) |
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• 2008 census | 7,412,200[17][fn 3] |
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• Density | 426/km2 (1,103.3/sq mi) (35th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020[20] estimate |
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• Total |  $372.314 billion[fn 3] (51st) |
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• Per capita | $40,336[fn 3] (34th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020[20] estimate |
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• Total | $410.501 billion[fn 3] (31st) |
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• Per capita | $44,474[fn 3] (19th) |
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| Gini (2018) | 34.8[fn 3][21]
medium · 48th |
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| HDI (2019) | 0.919[fn 3][22]
very high · 19th |
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| Currency | New shekel (₪) (ILS) |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
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| UTC+3 (IDT) |
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| Date format | - יי-חח-שששש (AM)
- dd-mm-yyyy (CE)
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +972 |
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| ISO 3166 code | IL |
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| Internet TLD | .il |
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