Israel
Position: Middle East
Position: Middle East
| International name: | Israel |
| Local name: | Yisra'el |
| AREA ................................................ | 20.770 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 6.199.008 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 298,5 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Jerusalem |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Israeli shekel (ILS-NIS) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 24382 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,647 (22th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Dead Sea -408 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Har Meron 1208 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .il |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +972 |
Middle East country
| Jerusalem | 22/11/2024 | 06:39 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook