- National name Medinat Israel/State of Israel
- Area 20,800 sq km/8,030 sq mi (as at 1949 armistice)
- Capital Jerusalem (not recognized by the United Nations)
- Currency shekel
- Population 6,685,000 (2005 est)
- Language Hebrew, Arabic (both official), English, Yiddish, other European and west Asian languages
- Religion Israel is a secular state, but the predominant faith is Judaism 80%; also Sunni Muslim (about 15%), Christian, and Druze
- Time difference GMT +2
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