Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:19 PM

SERIAL · 376Asia

Israel

CapitalJerusalem

CurrencyILS · new shekel

LanguageHebrew

Area22,070 km²

Since1948

ISOISR · IL

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Asia

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel's western coast lies on the Mediterranean Sea, its southern tip reaches the Red Sea, and to the east is Earth's lowest point near the Dead Sea. Jerusalem is the government seat and proclaimed capital, while Tel Aviv is Israel's largest urban area and economic centre.

Text: Wikipedia — IsraelCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-30

— FACTS —

Capital: Jerusalem
Currency: new shekel (ILS)
Official language: Hebrew
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +972
Licence plate code: IL
Top-level domain: .il
Independence / founding: 14 May 1948
Highest point: Meron (1,208 m)
Lowest point: Dead Sea (-441 m)
Anthem: Hatikvah

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

6.5%% of land area

#176 of 2132023

20% of world average

Forest area

1,400km²

#160 of 2132023

1% of world average

Agricultural land

24.8%% of land area

#136 of 2092023

67% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

12.5%% of land area

#83 of 2062023

90% of world average

Land area

22,070km²

#149 of 2152023

3% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Israel.

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$229.49Bcurrent US$

#19 of 1772025

228% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

380-100

#100 of 1472022

107% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.4%% of population

#36 of 1472022

3% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

27.0%%

#75 of 1472022

97% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

1.8%%

#131 of 1472022

64% of world average

Stock market value

61.0%% of GDP

#29 of 882024

80% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$1.16Bcurrent US$

#88 of 1862025

23% of world average

Foreign aid received

2.0%% of GNI

not enough data to rank1996

33% of world average

Exchange rate

3local currency per US$

#131 of 2112025

0% of world average

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Agriculture's share of the economy

1.3%% of GDP

#166 of 1992024

13% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

17.2%% of GDP

#149 of 2022024

70% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

11.2%% of GDP

#86 of 1952024

102% of world average

Services' share of the economy

72.8%% of GDP

#23 of 2022024

126% of world average

26 of 39 figures unavailable for Israel.

— TRADE —

Exports

27.6%% of GDP

#121 of 1872025

64% of world average

Imports

25.4%% of GDP

#155 of 1872025

51% of world average

Trade balance

2.1%% of GDP

#60 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

25.3%% of GDP

#188 of 2052025

39% of world average

Goods exported

$59.01Bcurrent US$

#51 of 2072025

48% of world average

Goods imported

$95.48Bcurrent US$

#42 of 2072025

76% of world average

Services exported

$92.38Bcurrent US$

#25 of 1912025

190% of world average

Services imported

$53.17Bcurrent US$

#34 of 1912025

121% of world average

Goods and services exported

$168.58Bcurrent US$

#37 of 1912025

96% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$155.47Bcurrent US$

#39 of 1912025

92% of world average

High-tech share of exports

37.2%% of manufactured exports

#13 of 1792024

307% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Israel.

— HEALTH —

19 of 19 figures unavailable for Israel.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Israel.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

68.8%% of men aged 15+

#106 of 1862025

99% of world average

Labour force

4.8Mpeople

#89 of 1862025

24% of world average

Working in agriculture

0.8%% of employment

#183 of 1862025

3% of world average

Working in industry

15.1%% of employment

#140 of 1862025

77% of world average

Working in services

84.1%% of employment

#9 of 1862025

144% of world average

Self-employed

11.3%% of employment

#165 of 1862025

29% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

79.6%% of labour force

#64 of 1712024

105% of world average

Employed

63.2%% aged 15+

#48 of 1862025

112% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Israel.

— CONNECTED —

People online

88.2%% of population

#74 of 2072024

124% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

177per 100 people

#13 of 2102024

153% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

29per 100 people

#65 of 2082024

161% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

28per 100 people

#41 of 2132023

186% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#50 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#25 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

7,186kWh per person

#22 of 1492024

170% of world average

Energy used per person

2,477kg oil equivalent per person

#46 of 1492024

110% of world average

Air passengers carried

7.4Mpassengers

#52 of 1652023

29% of world average

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Air freight

610million tonne-km

#38 of 1632023

46% of world average

Rail network

1,720route-km

#57 of 842021

16% of world average

Rail passengers

1,956million passenger-km

#41 of 782021

7% of world average

Container port traffic

3.1MTEU

#43 of 1672024

56% of world average

Research and development spending

6.3%% of GDP

#1 of 1272023

651% of world average

Patent applications by residents

1,592count

#23 of 1422021

10% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

13,844count

#35 of 1972023

84% of world average

Tourists arriving

4.9Mcount

#39 of 1942019

96% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$2.66Bcurrent US$

#44 of 1752020

72% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

6tonnes per person

#160 of 2032024

128% of world average

Carbon emissions

58Mt CO2

#150 of 2032024

31% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

77Mt CO2-equivalent

#143 of 2032024

30% of world average

Protected land

27.6%% of land area

#50 of 2132025

146% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.6%% of territorial waters

#117 of 1742025

6% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

204.0%% of internal resources

#166 of 1772021

161% of world average

Renewable water available per person

80m³ per person

#174 of 1832021

1% of world average

Renewable energy use

6.2%% of final energy consumption

#163 of 2122021

21% of world average

Electricity from renewables

7.6%% of total

#147 of 2062021

22% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

88.3%% of total

#150 of 2092023

149% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#109 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

13.7%% of energy use

#87 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

8.8%% of GDP

#2 of 1562024

394% of world average

Military spending

$46.51Bcurrent US$

#12 of 1602024

280% of world average

Military spending

20.0%% of government spending

#10 of 1532024

270% of world average

Armed forces personnel

178,000people

#36 of 1702020

111% of world average

Armed forces

4.2%% of labour force

#7 of 1682020

337% of world average

Tax revenue

23.2%% of GDP

#28 of 1492024

139% of world average

Homicides

2per 100,000 people

#65 of 1582022

21% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Israel.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

HatikvahAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Jerusalem · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Landmarks

Incense Route – Desert Cities in the NegevImage: Wikimedia Commons

The Beit HaHamera clandestine weapons cache in Kibbutz Na’anImage: Wikimedia Commons

Beit She'arim National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Bahá'í World Centre buildingsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Beit Guvrin National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Walls of JerusalemImage: Wikimedia Commons

Old City of Jerusalem and its WallsImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)

Natalie PortmanIsraeli-American actress (born 1981)

David Ben-GurionIsraeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1948–1953, 1955–1963) - (born1886–1973)

Golda MeirPrime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974

Shimon PeresIsraeli politician (1923–2016) –Former President of Israel (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel (1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996)

Ariel SharonPrime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 (1928-2014)

Yizhak RabinIsraeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995)

Elie WieselRomanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016)

Menachem BeginIsraeli politician and former Prime Minister (1913–1992)

Shmuel Yosef AgnonUkrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature (1888–1970)

Gal GadotIsraeli actress, and model; Miss Israel 2004 (born 1985)

Ghil'ad ZuckermannLinguist, language revivalist, professor, author, hyperpolyglot

History

14 May 1948Israel — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population10.1M2025

GDP$610.78B2025

GDP per person$60,3372025