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Israel
Israel is a country in Western Asia with its capital in Jerusalem.
- Capital
- Jerusalem
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Population
- 10.1 million
- Languages
- Arabic, Hebrew
- Currency
- Israeli new shekel (₪)
- Area
- 20,770 km²
- Borders
- 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇸🇾 Syria
💡 World's only Jewish-majority nation; 21% Arab citizens.
About the flag
The two blue stripes are modelled on the tallit, the Jewish prayer shawl, with the Star of David between them. The design was used by the Zionist movement decades before 1948.
How to spot it: White with two horizontal blue stripes and a blue six-pointed star in the middle.