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State of Israel
<templatestyles src="Nobold/styles.css"/><templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ (Hebrew)
<templatestyles src="Script/styles_arabic.css" />دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل‎ (Arabic)
Star of David centred between two horizontal stripes of a Jewish prayer shawl
Flag
Menorah surrounded by an olive branch on either side
Emblem
Anthem: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />הַתִּקְוָה (Hatīkvāh; "The Hope")
Israel (orthographic projection) with occupied territories.svg
Israel - Location Map (2012) - ISR - UNOCHA.svg
Israel within internationally recognized borders shown in dark green; Israeli-occupied territories shown in light green
Capital
and largest city
Jerusalem
(limited recognition)[fn 1][fn 2]
Official languageHebrew
Recognized languageArabic[fn 3]
Ethnic groups
(2022)[11]
  • 73.6% Jews
  • 21.1% Arabs
  • 5.3% others
Religion
(2022)[11]
Demonym(s)Israeli
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republic
• President
Isaac Herzog
• Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
• Knesset Speaker
Amir Ohana
• Chief Justice
Esther Hayut
LegislatureKnesset
Independence <templatestyles src="Nobold/styles.css"/>out of British Palestine
• Declaration
14 May 1948
• Admission to the United Nations
11 May 1949
• Basic Laws
1958–2018
Area
• Total
20,770–22,072 km2 (8,019–8,522 sq mi)[a] (149th)
• Water (%)
2.71 (as of 2015)[12]
Population
• 2024 estimate
9,839,900 [13][fn 4] (91st)
• 2008 census
7,412,200[14][fn 4]
• Density
446/km2 (1,155.1/sq mi) (29th)
GDP <templatestyles src="Nobold/styles.css"/>(PPP)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $533.9 billion[15] (48th)
• Per capita
Increase $55,540[15] (29th)
GDP <templatestyles src="Nobold/styles.css"/>(nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $539.2 billion[15] (29th)
• Per capita
Increase $55,535[15] (13rd)
Gini <templatestyles src="Nobold/styles.css"/>(2018)34.8[fn 4][16]
medium
HDI <templatestyles src="Nobold/styles.css"/>(2021)Increase 0.919[17]
very high  · 22nd
CurrencyNew shekel () (ILS)
Time zoneUTC+2:00 (IST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3:00 (IDT)
Date format
  • יי-חח-שששש (AM)
  • dd-mm-yyyy (CE)
Driving sideright
Calling code+972
ISO 3166 codeIL
Internet TLD.il
  1. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ 20,770 km2 is Israel within the Green Line. 22,072 km2 includes the occupied Golan Heights (c. 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi)) and East Jerusalem (c. 64 km2 (25 sq mi))


Israel, meaning "wrestles with God," was the name given to Jacob in Genesis. The descendents of Jacob's twelve sons became the twelve tribes of Israel, known as the Israelites. Israel is also the name of the promised land for the Jewish people. Moses led them out of Egypt, but it was Joshua who actually led the people when they entered the land. After the division of the United Israelite Kingdom, the southern two tribes (Judah and Benjamin) formed the nation of Judea, while the northern ten tribes became the nation of Israel. (See Ten Lost Tribes of Israel).

The modern nation of Israel was formed in 1948, which many Jews and Christians alike believe was the fulfillment of prophecy.

Coat of Arms[]

In a Blue a menorah surrounded by an olive branch on each side, and the writing "ישראל" (Hebrew for Israel) below it. Most commonly light blue and white, the coat of arms does appear in different colour combinations depending on the use.

Footnotes[]

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  1. Recognition by other UN member states: Russia (West Jerusalem),[1] the Czech Republic (West Jerusalem),[2] Honduras,[3] Guatemala,[4] Nauru,[5] and the United States.[6]
  2. Jerusalem is Israel's largest city if including East Jerusalem, which is widely recognized as occupied territory.[7]
  3. Arabic had previously been an official language of the State of Israel.[8] In 2018 its classification was changed to a 'special status in the state' with its use by state institutions to be set in law.[9][10]
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References[]

  1. Foreign Ministry statement regarding Palestinian-Israeli settlement (6 April 2017).
  2. Czech Republic announces it recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The Jerusalem Post (6 December 2017). “"The Czech Republic currently, before the peace between Israel and Palestine is signed, recognizes Jerusalem to be in fact 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."”
  3. "Honduras recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital", The Times of Israel, 29 August 2019. 
  4. Guatemala se suma a EEUU y también trasladará su embajada en Israel a Jerusalén (es) (24 December 2017). Guatemala's embassy was located in Jerusalem until the 1980s, when it was moved to Tel Aviv.
  5. "Nauru recognizes J'lem as capital of Israel", Israel National News, 29 August 2019. (in en) 
  6. "Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move", The New York Times, 6 December 2017. 
  7. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>The Legal Status of East Jerusalem (PDF), Norwegian Refugee Council, December 2013, pp. 8, 29
  8. Arabic in Israel: an official language and a cultural bridge (18 December 2016).
  9. "Israel Passes 'National Home' Law, Drawing Ire of Arabs", The New York Times, 19 July 2018. (in en) 
  10. "Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law", Reuters, 19 July 2018. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named population_stat2022
  12. Surface water and surface water change. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
  13. Home page. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
  14. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Population Census 2008 (PDF) (Report). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 World Economic Outlook Database. International Monetary Fund (April 2023).
  16. Income inequality. OECD.
  17. Human Development Report 2021/2022 (en). United Nations Development Programme (September 8, 2022).
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