Israel

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Israel is a Middle Eastern country known for its significant historical and religious sites, advanced technology sector, and developed, high-income economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sovereign state
borderCountry Egypt
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
callingCode +972
capital Jerusalem
contains Dead Sea
continent Asia
currency Israeli new shekel
currencyCode ILS
declaredCapital Jerusalem
demonym Israeli
drivesOn right
economicClassification high-income economy
economicSectorStrength agricultural technology
cybersecurity
defense industry
technology
executiveBranch government of Israel
surface form: Government of Israel
foundingDocument Israeli Declaration of Independence
surface form: Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
governmentType parliamentary democracy
hasCoastlineOn Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
HDIStatus very high human development
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Israel
headOfStateTitle President of Israel
independenceDate 1948-05-14
independenceEvent Israeli Declaration of Independence
independenceFrom British Mandate for Palestine
internetTLD .il
ISO3166-1Alpha2 IL
ISO3166-1Alpha3 ISR
largestCity Jerusalem
largestMetropolitanArea Tel Aviv
legislature Knesset
majorCity Beersheba
Haifa
Tel Aviv
majorRiver Jordan River
memberOf Union for the Mediterranean
surface form: Mediterranean Union

OECD
United Nations
World Trade Organization
nationalAirline El Al
nationalAnthem Hatikvah
nationalFlagDescription white field with two horizontal blue stripes and a blue Star of David
nationalHoliday Yom Ha’atzmaut
surface form: Yom Ha'atzmaut
nationalSymbol Star of David
notableSite Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Temple Mount
surface form: Dome of the Rock

Western Wall
YadVashem
surface form: Yad Vashem
officialLanguage Arabic
Hebrew
recognizedLanguage Arabic
religiousSignificance Christianity
Islam
Judaism
seatOfGovernment Jerusalem
subregion Middle East
timeZone UTC+02:00
timeZoneDST UTC+03:00
UNAdmissionDate 1949-05-11
UNMemberState true

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Tel Zayit country Israel
Tel Beth Shemesh country Israel
Tel Qeiyafa country Israel
Trumpeldor Street country Israel
Netanya country Israel
Kfar Saba country Israel
Yamit region country Israel
Dizengoff Center country Israel
Ibn Gabirol Street country Israel
Department of Organic Chemistry country Israel
subject surface form: Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science
Shfela country Israel
Church of Saint George country Israel
subject surface form: Church of Saint George (Lod)
Lod Mosaic country Israel
Lod Municipality country Israel
Yair Revivo country Israel
Ayalon Valley country Israel
Elah Valley country Israel
Guvrin region country Israel
Adullam region country Israel
Tel Socoh country Israel
Yvan Attal citizenship Israel
Weizmann Prize country Israel
Tel Azekah country Israel
Tomb of the Virgin Mary (nearby complex, often associated) country Israel
subject surface form: Tomb of the Virgin Mary