State of Israel מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (Hebrew) Timeline: The 2020 Revolutions | ||||||
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Motto: אם תרצו, אין זו אגדה! "If you will it, it is no dream!" |
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Anthem: הַתִּקְוָה "Hatikvah" |
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Capital | Tel Aviv | |||||
Largest | Jerusalem | |||||
Official languages | Hebrew | |||||
Regional languages | Yiddish and Arabic | |||||
Religion | Judaism | |||||
Demonym | Israeli | |||||
Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
- | King | Yosef | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) | ||||
Legislature | Knesset | |||||
- | Upper house | Senate | ||||
- | Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
Formation | ||||||
- | Establishment | 16 May 1948 | ||||
- | Current constitution | 20 October 2021 | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2022 estimate | ▲ 9,521,000 | ||||
GDP (PPP) | estimate | |||||
- | Total | ▲ $478.010 Billion | ||||
GDP (nominal) | estimate | |||||
- | Total | ▲ $520.700 Billion | ||||
Gini | ![]() Medium |
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HDI | ▲ 0.919 Very High |
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Currency | Israeli shekel (DBN ) |
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Time zone | IST (UTC+2) | |||||
Drives on the | Right | |||||
Internet TLD | .il | |||||
Calling code | +978 | |||||
Membership international or regional organizations | UN and OECD |
Israel (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל) is a sovereign country in the Middile East. It is bordered by Jordan to the east and the south, Syria to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Israel's history began in biblical times, when it was the homeland of the Jewish people ruled by David, Solomon and the other great Jewish kings of the Old Testament.