Israel

Basic facts about Israel

Country name: Israel
Capital: Jerusalem
Country code: 292
Continent: Middle East
Currency name: Israeli new shekel
Independence: 1948-05-14 00:00:00
Independent from: from League of Nations mandate under British administration
Total area (km2): 20,770
Land area (km2): 20,330
Water area (km2): 440
Population: 7,707,042
Population note: 7,707,042 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Hebrew Arabic
All languages: Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language)
Time zone: IST (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) IDT (UTC+3)
Date format: dd/mm/yyyy
Drive on: right
Calling code: +972
Domain: .il