Israel: flag, capital & map
Get to know Israel, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Jerusalem (disputed)
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 10,122,800
- Area
- 21,937 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic, Hebrew
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Israeli New Shekel (ILS)
Israel designates Jerusalem as its capital and seat of government; the city’s final status is disputed. Tel Aviv hosts foreign embassies, including the UK’s. This case is excluded from capital quizzes.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Israel
The flag of Israel has a white field with a blue hexagram — the Magen David — centered between two equal horizontal blue bands situated near the top and bottom edges of the field.
Where it is
Israel is grouped in Western Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 5 countries in this atlas: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Israel has a recorded area of 21,937 square kilometres. Among the 17 countries assigned to Western Asia in this dataset, it ranks 12 by area, from largest to smallest. Armenia is immediately above it in that ordering, at 29,743 km². Kuwait is immediately below it, at 17,818 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 10,122,800 people for Israel in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 461 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic and Hebrew. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Israeli New Shekel (ILS). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Israel?
Reveal answer
Jerusalem (disputed). Israel designates Jerusalem as its capital and seat of government; the city’s final status is disputed. Tel Aviv hosts foreign embassies, including the UK’s. This case is excluded from capital quizzes.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Israel?
Reveal answer
The flag of Israel has a white field with a blue hexagram — the Magen David — centered between two equal horizontal blue bands situated near the top and bottom edges of the field.
Which land neighbours of Israel are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. The source classifies Israel as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Israel?
Reveal answer
Arabic and Hebrew. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Israel.
Which currency codes are listed for Israel?
Reveal answer
Israeli New Shekel (ILS). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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