- Capital: Israel has declared Jerusalem its capital. Because of the conflict and the unresolved situation concerning the status of the city foreign embassies are located in the Tel Aviv area.
- Area: approx. 22,000 sq.km (Denmark 43,000 sq.km).
- Population: approx. 9.3 mio.
- Population growth per year: 1.49 %.
- Ethnic groups: Jews, Arabs, Druze, Bedouins.
- Languages: Hebrew, Arabic, Russian.
- Religion: 75 % Jews, 18 % Muslim, 2 % Christian, 2 % Druze, 4 % unclassified.