Fast Facts

 

Population​7,836,000​  

CapitalJe​rusalem​

LanguagesHebrew, Arabic (official)​

 

Dialing Code​+972​

CurrencyNew Israeli Shekel (NIS)​

Electricity230V/50Hz​

 

System AdministrationDemocracy​

Establishment State Date14.5.1948​

 

National Symbols

• National emblem

  The emblem of the State of Israel tells the story of the country's history, people and land. It shows the Menorah from the Holy Jewish Temple of Jerusalem, an ancient symbol of the Jewish people, with olive branches surrounding it. It reminds us of the journey of the Jewish people from exile after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, to return in modern times with the reestablishment of the State of Israel almost 2,000 years later.

  

• Anthem (Click on the image to listen)

  The title of the Israeli national anthem is HATIKVA, which means “The Hope.” It was written by Naftali Herz Imber, a Galician Jew, and set to music in Palestine in the early 1880s. Hatikva is about “hope,” the undying hope of the Jewish people, through the long years of exile, that they would someday return to independence in their homeland.

  

   

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