World Countries

Israel

Israel coat of arms
The flag of Israel has a white field with a blue hexagram — the Magen David — centered between two equal horizontal blue bands situated near the top and bottom edges of the field.

Common Name: Israel

Official Name: State of Israel

Geographic Details

CapitalJerusalem
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAsia
SubregionWestern Asia
Landlocked
Area20,770 km²
Coordinates(31° 28' N, 35° 7' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population9,216,900
CurrencyIsraeli new shekel (₪)
TimezonesUTC+02:00
LanguagesArabic, Hebrew
UN Member

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.il
Calling Code+9
Independent
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alpha2CodeIL
alpha3CodeISR