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title: "Israel — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Israel: capital Jerusalem, area 21,937 km², population 10,122,800 (2025), currency Israeli new shekel. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/israel/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Israel

**Israel: Capital Jerusalem**

21,937 km² · 10,122,800 people (2025) · Israeli new shekel

The Dead Sea shore is the lowest exposed land on Earth, about 430 m below sea level, and the water is around ten times saltier than the ocean. Israel recycles a higher share of its wastewater than any other country — roughly 85 percent — and most drinking water now comes from Mediterranean desalination.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Jerusalem
- **Area:** 21,937 km² — 8,470 sq mi
- **Population:** 10,122,800 (2025)
- **Density:** 461.4 people per km²
- **Currency:** Israeli new shekel (ILS, ₪)
- **Official languages:** Arabic, Hebrew
- **Time zone:** UTC+02:00
- **Calling code:** +972
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** IL · ISR
- **Continent:** Asia

## How it compares

- **By area:** 150 of 200
- **By population:** 96 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Djibouti | 23,200 | 1,184,076 |
| Belize | 22,966 | 422,924 |
| Israel ← | 21,937 | 10,122,800 |
| El Salvador | 21,041 | 6,365,503 |
| Slovenia | 20,273 | 2,130,986 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Israel?

Jerusalem

### What currency does Israel use?

The Israeli new shekel (ILS).

### How big is Israel?

21,937 km², or 8,470 square miles — 150 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Israel drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Djibouti](https://atoneplace.net/country/djibouti/)
- [Belize](https://atoneplace.net/country/belize/)
- [El Salvador](https://atoneplace.net/country/el-salvador/)
- [Slovenia](https://atoneplace.net/country/slovenia/)
- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
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- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
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- [Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country/japan/)
- [Philippines](https://atoneplace.net/country/philippines/)
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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]