Israel β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Israel covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Israel
The capital of Israel is Jerusalem. It has a population of approximately 10.1M. The country covers an area of 21,937 kmΒ². It is located in Western Asia.
Hebrew is the only dead language to have been successfully revived for daily use.
Geography
Israel is a country in Western Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 21,937 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and State of Palestine, totalling 5 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Israel has a population of approximately 10,134,800 people. Population density is around 462.0 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Arabic and Hebrew, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Israeli.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Israel reports a nominal GDP of about $540.4 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 88.2% of GDP in 1999. The official currency is the Israeli new shekel (ILS, symbol βͺ). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 2.93 ILS.
Culture & Time
Israel operates on a single time zone (UTC+02:00). The local week is considered to start on Sunday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.il.
Government & Status
The capital of Israel is Jerusalem. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +972. Its FIFA country code is ISR, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is IL.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.