Israel

Asia · Western Asia

Israel

State of Israel
Asia · Western Asia · Capital: Jerusalem

Quick facts about Israel

Official name	State of Israel
Capital	Jerusalem
Continent & subregion	Asia · Western Asia
Population	9,849,000 people (world rank 95)
Area	20,770 km²
Density	474 people/km²
Share of world population	0.12% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$513.4 billion
Urbanisation	91.5% urban population
Life expectancy	83.2 years
Currency	Israeli new shekel (₪) — ILS
Languages	Arabic, Hebrew
Internet domain	`.il`
Calling code	+972
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$52,126 · see world ranking
Internet Users	87% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.9 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	2.7 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	6.1 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	6.7% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Israel did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Egypt Jordan Lebanon Palestine Syria

The geographic position is roughly 31.5°, 35.1°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.