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| State of Israelמדינת ישראל Medīnat Yisrā'el دولة إسرائيل Dawlat Isrā'īl | |
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Flag
Coat of arms of Israel
Coat of arms
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| Anthem: Hatikvah ("The Hope") | |
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| Capital | Jerusalem 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E / 31.783; 35.217 |
| Largest city | Jerusalem |
| Official languages | Hebrew, Arabic |
| Government | Parliamentary democracy |
| • President | Moshe Katsav |
| • Prime Minister | Ehud Olmert |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
| • Declaration | 14 May 1948 (05 Iyar 5708) |
| • Water (%) | ~2 |
| Population | |
| • December 2006 estimate | 7,100,000 (99th) |
| • 1995 census | 5,548,523 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate |
| • Total | $163.45 billion (53rd) |
| • Per capita | $23,416 (28th) |
| HDI (2006) |  0.927Error: Invalid HDI value (23rd) |
| Currency | New Israeli sheqel (₪) (ILS) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Calling code | 972 |
| ISO 3166 code | IL |
| Internet TLD | .il |
| Includes the Golan Heights (UN figure). Includes Israeli population living in the West Bank. | |
The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Medinat Yisra'el; Template:Lang-ar, Dawlat Isrā'īl) is a country in the Western Asian Levant, on the southeastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon on the north, Syria and Jordan on the east, and Egypt on the south-west.
- Jerusalem is the capital under Israeli law. The presidential residence, government offices, supreme court and parliament (Knesset) are located there. The Palestinian Authority foresees East Jerusalem as the capital of its future state. The United Nations and most countries do not recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital - arguing that Jerusalem is under a dispute whose final status is pending future negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Therefore, Most countries maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv (see CIA Factbook and Map of Israel) See Positions on Jerusalem for more information.