IL
Israel
State of Israel
Israel sits in Western Asia and uses ILS - Israeli new shekel (₪). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Jerusalem
Population
10.1M
Area
20.8K km2
Population
10.1M
10,147,200 people
Area
20.8K km2
20,770 square kilometers
Density
489/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Jerusalem
31.77, 35.23
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Israel, officially listed here as State of Israel, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Israel, IL, ISR, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Israel is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 10,147,200 people and a land area of 20,770 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 489 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 31.47, 35.13, while the capital coordinate reference is 31.77, 35.23. Israel shares listed land borders with EGY, JOR, LBN, PSE, SYR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Jerusalem (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Tel Aviv-Yafo, Jerusalem, Haifa, Rishon LeẔiyyon and Petaẖ Tiqwa. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Israel, capital of Israel, and major urban areas in Israel. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include OECD and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Israel uses calling code +972, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists ILS - Israeli new shekel (₪), while language records include Arabic and Hebrew. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as IL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 38.3 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Israel profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
IL / ISR
Top-level domains
.il
Continents
Asia
Border countries
EGY, JOR, LBN, PSE, SYR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
IL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Israel is represented by the IL country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Tel Aviv
1,388,400
admin
#2
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
936,425
primary
#3
Haifa
Haifa
600,000
admin
#4
Rishon LeẔiyyon
Central
249,860
City
#5
Petaẖ Tiqwa
Central
236,169
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+972
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Arabic, Hebrew
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
38.3
2022