Israel: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 31.39451 / longitude: 35.08126

General information

Economy

The currency ISO code is ILS and the currency symbol is ₪. In 2021 the GDP was $488,526,545,878 USD, placing it at position 26 in the market. In this country a Big Mac is worth 17.00₪ (that corresponds to $4.95 USD).

Geography

Jerusalem serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria. The country has a 20,770 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: תל אביב-יפו, ראשון לציון, القدس, רחובות, בני ברק. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Arabic, Hebrew.

Population

This country represents 0.115% of the world's population with about 8,597,260 individuals.

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Masada, Old City of Acre, White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement, Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev, Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba. Example of famous dishes in this country: Hummus, falafel, Meorav Yerushalmi.

Education

You can find famous universities here like Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Good to know

The domain name ".il" is used by the country's websites, telephone numbers begin with +972, the country's ISO code is IL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel is a good place to find out more details on this country.

Summary

Flag
ISO code IL
Capital Jerusalem
Population 8,597,260
World percentage 0.115%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Arabic, Hebrew
GDP (2021) $488,526,545,878
GDP position #26
Big Mac local price 17.00₪
Big Mac USD price $4.95
Currency code ILS
Currency symbol
National dish Hummus, falafel, Meorav Yerushalmi
TLD .il
Phone prefix +972
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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