Israel (State of Israel), IL

Israel: Independent country in western Asia

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Quick Facts about State of Israel

Population : 9,187,000
Country : Israel
Different from : Israel
Head of government : Prime Minister of Israel
Instagram username : stateofisrael
Twitter username : IsraelHebrew, Israel, IsraelArabic
Plate code : IL
Area : 20770 km2
Official name : ישראל, دولة إِسرائيل, מדינת ישראל, l’État d’Israël, Estado de Israel
Water as percent of area : 2.1%
Land as percent of area : 97.9%
Continent : Asia
Easternmost point : Point(35.896111111 32.945277777)
Northernmost point : Point(35.768055555 33.332777777)
Legislative body : Knesset
Named for : Land of Israel
Official language : Arabic, Hebrew
Capital : Jerusalem
Establishment : May 05, 1948 (75 years ago)
Time Zone : Israel time zone, Israel Summer Time
Local time : 16:13:16 (29th March 2024)
Satellite image of Israel in January 2003 image
Satellite image of Israel in January 2003
Satellite image of Israel in January 2003 image

Geography

State of Israel is located at 31°30'0"N 34°45'0"E (31.5000000, 34.7500000). It has 7 neighbors: Cyprus, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Egypt.

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The largest city of State of Israel is Jerusalem with a population of 919,438. Other cities include, Tel Aviv-Yafo population 451,523, Beer-Sheva population 221,544, Netanya population 217,244 and H̱olon population 194,300. See all State of Israel cities & populated places.

  • David Ben-Gurion , Levi Eshkol Moshe Sharett 26 June, 1963 1955-11-03T00:00:00Z Mapai
  • Ehud Barak , 10 Ariel Sharon Benjamin Netanyahu 7 March, 2001 1999-07-06T00:00:00Z One Israel
  • Levi Eshkol , 3 Golda Meir David Ben-Gurion 26 February, 1969 1963-06-26T00:00:00Z Mapai
  • Menachem Begin , 6 Yitzhak Shamir Yitzhak Rabin 10 October, 1983 1977-06-20T00:00:00Z Likud
  • David Ben-Gurion , 1 Moshe Sharett 26 January, 1954 1948-05-17T00:00:00Z Mapai
  • Shimon Peres , Benjamin Netanyahu Yitzhak Rabin 18 June, 1996 1995-11-04T00:00:00Z Israeli Labor Party
  • Benjamin Netanyahu , 9 Ehud Barak Shimon Peres 6 July, 1999 1996-06-18T00:00:00Z Likud
  • Ehud Olmert , 12 Benjamin Netanyahu Ariel Sharon 31 March, 2009 2006-04-14T00:00:00Z Kadima
  • Yitzhak Rabin , Shimon Peres Yitzhak Shamir 4 November, 1995 1992-07-13T00:00:00Z Israeli Labor Party
  • Benjamin Netanyahu , 9 Ehud Olmert 2009-03-31T00:00:00Z Likud
  • Yitzhak Rabin , 5 Menachem Begin Golda Meir 20 June, 1977 1974-06-03T00:00:00Z Alignment
  • Yitzhak Shamir , 7 Shimon Peres Menachem Begin 13 July, 1992 1986-10-20T00:00:00Z Likud
  • Ariel Sharon , 11 Ehud Olmert Ehud Barak 14 April, 2006 2001-03-07T00:00:00Z Likud
  • Shimon Peres , 8 Yitzhak Shamir Yitzhak Shamir 20 October, 1986 1984-09-13T00:00:00Z Alignment
  • Golda Meir , 4 Yitzhak Rabin Levi Eshkol 3 June, 1974 1969-03-17T00:00:00Z Alignment
  • Yitzhak Shamir , Yitzhak Rabin Shimon Peres 13 July, 1992 1986-10-20T00:00:00Z Likud
  • Moshe Sharett , 2 David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion 3 November, 1955 1954-01-26T00:00:00Z Mapai

State of Israel has 7 neighbours.

  • Haifa District
  • Northern District
  • Jerusalem District
  • Judea and Samaria Area
  • Central District
  • Southern District
  • Tel Aviv District

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1948 872,700 - census
1960 2,114,020 58.72% (Worldbank)
1961 2,185,000 3.25% (Worldbank)
1962 2,293,000 4.71% (Worldbank)
1963 2,379,000 3.61% (Worldbank)
1964 2,475,000 3.88% (Worldbank)
1965 2,563,000 3.43% (Worldbank)
1966 2,629,000 2.51% (Worldbank)
1967 2,745,000 4.23% (Worldbank)
1968 2,803,000 2.07% (Worldbank)
1969 2,877,000 2.57% (Worldbank)
1970 2,974,000 3.26% (Worldbank)
1971 3,069,000 3.1% (Worldbank)
1972 3,148,000 2.51% (Worldbank)
1973 3,278,000 3.97% (Worldbank)
1974 3,377,000 2.93% (Worldbank)
1975 3,455,000 2.26% (Worldbank)
1976 3,533,000 2.21% (Worldbank)
1977 3,613,000 2.21% (Worldbank)
1978 3,690,000 2.09% (Worldbank)
1979 3,786,000 2.54% (Worldbank)
1980 3,878,000 2.37% (Worldbank)
1981 3,956,000 1.97% (Worldbank)
1982 4,031,000 1.86% (Worldbank)
1983 4,105,000 1.8% (Worldbank)
1984 4,159,000 1.3% (Worldbank)
1985 4,233,000 1.75% (Worldbank)
1986 4,299,000 1.54% (Worldbank)
1987 4,369,000 1.6% (Worldbank)
1988 4,442,000 1.64% (Worldbank)
1989 4,518,000 1.68% (Worldbank)
1990 4,660,000 3.05% (Worldbank)
1991 4,949,000 5.84% (Worldbank)
1992 5,123,000 3.4% (Worldbank)
1993 5,261,000 2.62% (Worldbank)
1994 5,399,000 2.56% (Worldbank)
1995 5,545,000 2.63% (Worldbank)
1996 5,692,000 2.58% (Worldbank)
1997 5,836,000 2.47% (Worldbank)
1998 5,971,000 2.26% (Worldbank)
1999 6,125,000 2.51% (Worldbank)
2000 6,289,000 2.61% (Worldbank)
2001 6,439,000 2.33% (Worldbank)
2002 6,570,000 1.99% (Worldbank)
2003 6,689,700 1.79% (Worldbank)
2004 6,809,000 1.75% (Worldbank)
2005 6,930,100 1.75% (Worldbank)
2006 7,053,700 1.75% (Worldbank)
2007 7,180,100 1.76% (Worldbank)
2008 7,412,200 3.13% census
2009 7,485,600 0.98% (Worldbank)
2010 7,623,600 1.81% (Worldbank)
2011 7,765,800 1.83% (Worldbank)
2012 7,910,500 1.83% (Worldbank)
2013 8,059,500 1.85% (Worldbank)
2014 8,215,700 1.9% (Worldbank)
2015 8,463,400 2.93% estimation process
2016 8,546,000 0.97% (Worldbank)
2017 8,796,200 2.84% estimation process
2018 8,891,800 1.08% estimation process
2019 9,093,000 2.21% estimation process
2020 9,187,000 1.02% estimation process

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