Facts & Figures
- Official Name: The State of Israel
- Form of Rule: Parliamentary Democracy
- Capital: Jerusalem
- Established: The Jewish State was established in 1948 from the British-controlled Palestine
- Area: 20,850 km² Between Jordan Valley and the Mediterranean Sea
- Forests: 5%
- Desert: 61%
- Population: 9 Million
- Languages: Hebrew, Arabic, English
- Religion: 74.3% Jews; 20.9% Muslims; 1.6% Druze; 2% Christians; 1.4% Others;
- Currency: New Israeli Shekel (NIS)
- Time Zone: GMT+2
- Internet TLD: IL
- Country code: +972
- Anthem: Hatikvah (The Hope)
Important note:
Demographic information is valid for 2019, based on details provided by the Central Bureau of Statistics in Israel.