| 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 |
