Israel - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Israel. Israel (officially: State of Israel) is a country in Asia, precisely in Western Asia, with a population of about 9.4 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-16). The capital city of State of Israel is Jerusalem, and the official country TLD code is .il. Israel has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as IL, ISR, ISR, 376 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Israel , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Israel
Official State of Israel
Common (Native) Israel
Official (Native) State of Israel
Alternative spellings IL, State of Israel, Medīnat Yisrā'el
Translations ⬇️
Languages
ara Arabic
heb Hebrew
Geography
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Israel is located in Western Asia and has a total land area of 20770 km². It is bounded by Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and the capital city is Jerusalem

Region/Continent Asia
Subregion Western Asia
TimeZone UTC+02:00
Capital city Jerusalem
Area 20770 km²
Population 2024-11-16 9.4 Millions
Bordered Countreies Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria
Demonym
eng Male: Israeli / Female: Israeli
fra Male: Israélien / Female: Israélienne
Lat/Lng 31.47, 35.13
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Israel

The flag of Israel has a white field with a blue hexagram — the Magen David — centered between two equal horizontal blue bands situated near the top and bottom edges of the field.

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Currency
Name Israeli new shekel
Code ILS
Symbol
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week sunday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 IL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 ISR
ISO 3166-1 numeric 376
International calling code +972
FIFA 3 Letter Code ISR
All Important Facts about Israel

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Israel is found in Western Asia