Israel

A small land with a long history

Passport card

State of Israel

Israel

Capital: Jerusalem
Continent: Asia
Currency: New shekel
Languages: Hebrew; Arabic has a special status
People: About 1 crore
Size: About 20,770 km²
Leader: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Declared independence: 14 May 1948
About the capital: Israel calls Jerusalem its capital; most countries, including India, keep their embassies in Tel Aviv.
Time: 3½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Jerusalem, and 9:30 am in summer

⭐ About 500 million birds fly over Israel twice a year, between Europe and Africa.

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Two ways to learn

Learn about Israel

Find it on the globe

Turn the globe with your finger. Israel has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.

Compare with India

Both are drawn to the same scale.

SizeIndia is about 160 times the size of Israel.
PeopleIndia has about 150 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1 crore in Israel.
DistanceJerusalem is about 4,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
TimeIsrael is 3½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Jerusalem, or 9:30 am in summer.

Test yourself

30 questions on Israel, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.

Fly through 30 questions on Israel

Map puzzle

Israel and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?

Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.

Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.

For parents and teachers

One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.

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