| Name: | Israel (State of Israel) |
| Local name (Hebrew): | (ישראל (מדינאת ישראל |
| Local name (Arabic): | (ﻞﻴﺋﺍﺮﺳﺍ ﺖﻟﻭﺩ) ﻞﻴﺋﺍﺮﺳﺍ |
| Bordering countries: | Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 20.8 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 6 117 ths. |
| Capital: | real – Jerusalem (ירושלים), internationally recognized – Tel Aviv (תל אביב) |
| Official languages: | Hebrew, Arabic |
