Asia · Western AsiaIL · +972
Country profile / IL
Israel
State of Israel
Locally: إسرائيل · ישראל
Capital
Jerusalem
Region
Asia
ISO
IL
Local time in Israel
live · IANAJerusalem
Asia/Jerusalem
Reference ledger
CapitalJerusalemAdministrative seat
LanguagesArabic, Hebrew2 listed
CurrenciesIsraeli new shekel1 listed
Time zonesAsia/Jerusalem1 IANA identifier
Area20,770 km²Ranked 153 of 241 by area
Dialing+972International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 37% of places in this atlas.
At 20,770 km², Israel ranks 153 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#153by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
5Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code IL is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +972 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Asia/Jerusalem should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOIL
Borders5
Time zones1