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Israel – sovereign state located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia, an area known historically in the Western World as the Near East or Middle East.[1] It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.[2] The West Bank, which is partially administrated by the Palestinian National Authority, and the Hamas-reigned Gaza Strip are also adjacent. With a population of about 8.1 million,[3] the majority of whom are Jews, Israel is the world's only Jewish state.[4] It is also home to Arab Muslims, Christians, Druze, and Samaritans, as well as other religious and ethnic minority groups.

The modern state of Israel has its roots in the Land of Israel, a concept central to Judaism for over three thousand years. After World War I, the League of Nations approved the British Mandate of Palestine with the intent of creating a "national home for the Jewish people."[5] In 1947, the United Nations approved the partition of the Mandate of Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab.[6] The Arab League rejected the plan, but on May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. The new country's victory in the subsequent Arab-Israeli War expanded the borders of the Jewish state beyond those in the UN Partition Plan. Since then, Israel has been in conflict with many of the neighboring Arab countries, resulting in several major wars and decades of violence until this day.[7] Since its foundation, Israel's boundaries and even the State's very right to exist have been subject to dispute, although Israel has signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, and efforts are being made to reach a permanent accord with the Palestinians.

Israel is a representative democracy with a parliamentary system and universal suffrage.[8][9] The Prime Minister serves as head of government and the Knesset serves as Israel's legislative body. In terms of nominal gross domestic product, the nation's economy is estimated as being the 44th-largest in the world;[10] Israel ranks the highiest among Middle Eastern countries on the basis of human development,[11] freedom of the press,[12] and economy.[13][14] Jerusalem is the country's capital, seat of government, and largest city, and Israel's main financial center encompasses Tel Aviv.

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Geography of Israel

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Main article: Geography of Israel

Environment of Israel

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Natural geographic features of Israel

Regions of Israel

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Districts of Israel
Main article: Districts of Israel
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Demography of Israel

Demographics of Israel

Government and politics of Israel

Politics of Israel

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Foreign relations of Israel

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Law and order in Israel

Law of Israel

Military of Israel

Israel Defense Forces

Local government in Israel

History of Israel

Main article: History of Israel and Current events of Israel

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Culture of Israel

Culture of Israel

Art in Israel

Sports in Israel

Sports in Israel

Economy and infrastructure of Israel

Economy of Israel

Education in Israel

Education in Israel

See also

Hebrew language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: Israel

References

  1. 1 2 "Israel". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ Skolnik 2007, pp. 132–232
  3. ↑ "Monthly Bulletin of Statistics for Population". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Israel". Country Report. Freedom House. 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  5. ↑ "The Palestine Mandate". The Avalon Project. Yale University. 1922-07-24. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  6. ↑ "United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181". The Avalon Project. Yale University. 1947-11-29. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
  7. ↑ "Global Peace Index Rankings". http://www.visionofhumanity.com, In cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  8. ↑ Rummel 1997, p. 257. "A current list of liberal democracies includes: Andorra, Argentina, ... , Cyprus, ... , Israel, ..."
  9. ↑ "Global Survey 2006: Middle East Progress Amid Global Gains in Freedom". Freedom House. 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
  10. ↑ "Total GDP 2006" (pdf). The World Bank. 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  11. ↑ "Human Development Report 2006". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  12. ↑ "Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007". Reporters Without Borders. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  13. ↑ "Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007". World Economic Forum. 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  14. ↑ See Economic Freedom of the World article
  15. ↑ Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Note: Includes over 200,000 people in East Jerusalem, about 270,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and about 20,000 in the Golan Heights (July 2007 estimate)

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