This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. Situated in the Southern Levant of the Middle East, it shares borders with Lebanon and Syria to the north, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the southwest, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. It occupies the P…
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. Situated in the Southern Levant of the Middle East, it shares borders with Lebanon and Syria to the north, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the southwest, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. It occupies the Palestinian territories of the West Bank in the east and the Gaza Strip in the southwest. Israel also has a small coastline on the Red Sea at its southernmost point, and part of the Dead Sea lies along its eastern border. Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Tel Aviv is the country's largest urban area and economic center.
Official language: Hebrew
Government: Unitary parliamentary republic
Legislature: Knesset
Currency: New shekel (₪) (ILS)
Capital and largest city: Jerusalem · (limited recognition)
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