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State of Israel
  • מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ (Hebrew)
  • دولة إسرائيل (Arabic)
Anthem: Hatikvah
(English: "The Hope")
Location of Israel (in green) on the globe.
1949 armistice border (Green Line)
1949 armistice border (Green Line)
Capital
and largest city
Jerusalem
(limited recognition)[fn 1]
31°47′N35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E / 31.783; 35.217
Official languagesHebrew
Recognized languagesArabic[fn 2]
Ethnic groups
(2019)
Religion
(2019)
Demonym(s)Israeli
GovernmentUnitaryparliamentaryconstitutionalrepublic
Isaac Herzog
Naftali Bennett
Mickey Levy
Esther Hayut
LegislatureKnesset
Independence from the British Empire
14 May 1948
11 May 1949
1958–2018
Area
• Total
20,770–22,072 km2 (8,019–8,522 sq mi)[a] (150th)
• Water (%)
2.71 (as of 2015)[15]
Population
• 2021 estimate
9,398,690[16][fn 3] (99th)
• 2008 census
7,412,200[17][fn 3]
• Density
426/km2 (1,103.3/sq mi) (35th)
GDP (PPP)2020[20] estimate
• Total
Increase $372.314 billion[fn 3] (51st)
• Per capita
Increase $40,336[fn 3] (34th)
GDP (nominal)2020[20] estimate
• Total
Increase $410.501 billion[fn 3] (31st)
• Per capita
Increase $44,474[fn 3] (19th)
Gini (2018)34.8[fn 3][21]
medium · 48th
HDI (2019)Increase 0.919[fn 3][22]
very high · 19th
CurrencyNew shekel (‎) (ILS)
Time zoneUTC+2 (IST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (IDT)
Date format
  • יי-חח-שששש‎ (AM)
  • dd-mm-yyyy (CE)
Driving sideright
Calling code+972
ISO 3166 codeIL
Internet TLD.il
  1. ^ 20,770 km2 is Israel within the Green Line. 22,072 km2 includes the annexedGolan Heights (c. 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi)) and East Jerusalem (c. 64 km2 (25 sq mi)).

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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