ISRAEL

State of Israel · IL / ISR / 376

ISO 3166-1 ISR · 376

Israel is a western asia country in Asia. It has a population of 8,883,800, uses ILS, speaks Arabic and Hebrew.

Population 8,883,800

Area (km²) 20,770

Capital Jerusalem

Region Western Asia

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ISO alpha-3: ISR
ISO numeric: 376
Calling code: +972
TLD: .il
Driving side: —
Currencies: ILS
Languages: ara, heb
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇮🇱

Cities

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Jerusalem Jerusalem 971,800

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv 432,892

West Jerusalem Jerusalem 400,000

Haifa Haifa 285,316

Rishon LeTsiyyon Central District 258,535

Petaẖ Tiqva Central District 253,529

Netanya Central District 228,204

Ashdod Southern District 226,838

Bnei Brak Tel Aviv 214,444

H̱olon Tel Aviv 196,282

Beersheba Southern District 186,600

Ramat Gan Tel Aviv 170,822

Reẖovot Central District 149,392

Ashkelon Southern District 144,073

Bat Yam Tel Aviv 129,012

Bet Shemesh Jerusalem 124,957

Kfar Saba Central District 110,456

Jaffa Tel Aviv 100,000

Herzliya Tel Aviv 97,470

Hadera Haifa 97,335

Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut Central District 93,277

Nazareth Northern District 77,445

Lod Central District 77,223

Modiin Ilit Jerusalem 76,374

Ramla Central District 76,246

Ra'anana Central District 75,421

Rosh Ha‘Ayin Central District 72,881

Hod HaSharon Central District 63,175

Kiryat Gat Southern District 61,817

Givatayim Tel Aviv 60,644

Qiryat Ata Haifa 59,030

Nahariyya Northern District 58,096

Umm el Faḥm Haifa 56,109

Eilat Southern District 52,299

Acre Northern District 51,420

Ness Ziona Central District 50,351

El‘ad Central District 48,763

Yavné Central District 47,585

Ramat HaSharon Tel Aviv 47,245

Karmi’el Northern District 46,252

Afula Northern District 44,930

Pardés H̱anna Karkur Haifa 44,840

Tiberias Northern District 44,779

Eṭ Ṭaiyiba Central District 43,957

Qiryat Bialik Haifa 43,955

Small airport

LLFK

Fiq Airfield

Small airport

Universities

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Acdemic Center for Law and Business

clb.ac.il

Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

afeka.ac.il

Ariel University Center of Samaria

ariel.ac.il

Ashkelon Academic College

ash-college.ac.il

Bar-Ilan University

biu.ac.il

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

bgu.ac.il

Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

bezalel.ac.il

College of Management

colman.ac.il

Emeq Yizrael College

yvc.ac.il

Galillee College

galilcol.ac.il

Gordon Academic College

gordon.ac.il

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

huji.ac.il

JCT Lev Academic Center

jct.ac.il

Jerusalem University College

juc.edu

Open University of Israel

openu.ac.il

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Israel use?: ILS.
What languages are spoken in Israel?: Arabic and Hebrew.
What is the capital of Israel?: Jerusalem.
How many cities are in Israel?: 725 on record.

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    "region": "Asia",
    "subregion": "Western Asia",
    "population": 8883800,
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