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State of Israel | |
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| Anthem: Hatikvah (English: "The Hope") | |
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| Capital and largest city | Jerusalem[fn 1] 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E |
| Official languages | Hebrew |
| Recognized languages | Arabic[fn 2] |
| Ethnic groups (2019) | |
| Religion (2019) |
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| Demonym(s) | Israeli |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Isaac Herzog | |
| Benjamin Netanyahu | |
| Yariv Levin | |
| Esther Hayut | |
| Legislature | Knesset |
| Independence from the British Empire | |
| 14 May 1948 | |
| 11 May 1949 | |
| 1958–2018 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,072 km2 (8,522 sq mi)[a] (150th) |
• Water (%) | 2.1 |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 9,977,400[14] (99th) |
• 2008 census | 7,412,200[15] |
• Density | 452/km2 (1,170.7/sq mi) (35th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020[16] estimate |
• Total |  $372.314 billion (51st) |
• Per capita | $40,336 (34th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020[16] estimate |
• Total | $410.501 billion (31st) |
• Per capita | $44,474 (19th) |
| Gini (2018) | 34.8[17] medium · 48th |
| HDI (2019) | 0.919[18] very high · 19th |
| Currency | New shekel (₪) (ILS) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
| Date format | |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +972 |
| ISO 3166 code | IL |
| Internet TLD | .il |
Website https://www.gov.il/en | |
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Israel (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל), is a country in southwestern Asia on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital city is Jerusalem.[19]
Israel's population is around 9.8 million people. This includes around 7 million Jews. Most of Israel's other citizens (1.2 million) are Arabs and include Muslims, Christians, and Druze.[20][21][22]
According to the Democratic Index, Israel and Cyprus are the only full democracies in the Middle East.[23] Israel has has a relatively high standard of living and life expectancy. Almost all of its people can read and write.
There is a long history of conflict between Israel and Palestine.
- ↑ "Australia recognises Tel Aviv as Israeli capital". BBC News. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ↑ "Foreign Ministry statement regarding Palestinian-Israeli settlement". www.mid.ru. 6 April 2017.
- ↑ "Czech Republic announces it recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel's capital". Jerusalem Post. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
The Czech Republic currently, before the peace between Israel and Palestine is signed, recognizes Tel Aviv to be the capital of Israel in the borders of the demarcation line from 1967." The Ministry also said that it would only consider relocating its embassy based on "results of negotiations.
- ↑ "Honduras recognizes Tel Aviv as Israel's capital". The Times of Israel. 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "Guatemala se suma a EEUU y también trasladará su embajada en Israel a Jerusalén" [Guatemala joins US, will also move embassy to Jerusalem]. Infobae (in Spanish). 24 December 2017. Guatemala's embassy was located in Jerusalem until the 1980s, when it was moved to Tel Aviv.
- ↑ "Nauru recognizes Tel Aviv as capital of Israel". Israel National News. 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "Trump Recognizes Tel Aviv as Israel's Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move". The New York Times. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ↑ Frot, Mathilde (4 September 2020). "Kosovo to normalise relations with Israel". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ "Kosovo and Serbia hand Israel diplomatic boon after US-brokered deal". The Guardian. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ "Arabic in Israel: an official language and a cultural bridge". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ↑ "Israel Passes 'National Home' Law, Drawing Ire of Arabs". The New York Times. 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Lubell, Maayan (19 July 2018). "Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law". Reuters.
- ↑ "Press Releases from the Knesset". Knesset website. 19 July 2018.
The Arabic language has a special status in the state; Regulating the use of Arabic in state institutions or by them will be set in law.
- ↑ "Home page". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ↑ Population Census 2008 (PDF) (Report). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ "Income inequality". data.oecd.org. OECD. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ Nations, United (15 December 2020). Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ↑ Israel, U. S. Mission (2020-12-07). "Statement by Former President Trump on Jerusalem". U.S. Embassy in Israel. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ↑ "הודעות לתקשורת". www1.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). 2014. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ↑ An additional 4.7 million people live under Israel's occupation of Palestine (2.9 million in West Bank and 1.8 million in Gaza Strip), but are neither citizens of Israel, nor citizens of any country that Israel recognizes
- ↑ Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ "Freedom in the World 2022". Freedom House. 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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