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Israel

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Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel's western coast lies on the Mediterranean Sea, its southern tip reaches the Red Sea, and to the east is Earth's lowest point near the Dead Sea. Jerusalem is the government seat and proclaimed capital, while Tel Aviv is Israel's largest urban area and economic centre.

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People are called
Israeli
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+972
Capital
Jerusalem
Population
9,840,000
Area
20,770 km2
Climate
Mediterranean
Government
Parliamentary democracy
Currency
new shekel
Languages
Hebrew, Arabic, English
Sells
integrated circuits, diamonds, broadcasting equipment, medical instruments
Sells to
USA 29%, China 10%, Ireland 6%
Land borders
5: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine ...
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+972
Founded
1948
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Israeli

These are English demonyms for people from Israel. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Israel yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

A curated timeline is not available yet. Explore the country's history and the historical figures below.

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

BEYOND THE MAP

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

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Largest cities

Jerusalem  capital 971,800
Tel Aviv 432,892
Haifa 285,316
Rishon LeTsiyyon 258,535

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Form of government

Parliamentary democracy.

Climate and geography

temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas

Climate zone

Highest point

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion Founding prime minister David Ben-Gurion was the primary national founder and first prime minister of the State of Israel.
Golda Meir
Golda Meir Prime minister, 1969-1974 Golda Meir was the prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. She was Israel's first and, to date, only female head of government.
Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin Prime minister assassinated in 1995 Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli statesman and general who was the prime minister of Israel, having served from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1992 until his assassination in 1995.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: capitals, cities, climate zone, famous, past leaders.