Asia
Israel
Israel is a country in Asia. Its capital is Jerusalem. About 9.8 million people live there. It shares land borders with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria.
Israel names Jerusalem as its capital. Most countries keep their embassies in Tel Aviv.

Key facts
- Capital
- Jerusalem
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- About 9.8 million
- Land neighbours
- 5
- Coast
- Has a coastline
- European Union
- Not a member
- NATO
- Not a member
- Language in GeoLingo
- Hebrew
Land neighbours
Say it in Hebrew
GeoLingo shows these four phrases and asks which country they belong to.
- Hello
- שלום (Shalom)
- Thank you
- תודה (Toda)
- Yes
- כן (Ken)
- Goodbye
- להתראות (Lehitraot)
Practise Israel on Geodly
- Flag Drawing: The flag of Israel is in the Easy set. Draw it from memory and compare your drawing with the real design.
- Geo Click: Find Israel on the map, or locate its capital, Jerusalem, in the capital modes.
- Geo Chain: Link countries through shared land borders. Knowing the 5 neighbours of Israel gives you more routes.
- GeoLingo: Recognise Hebrew from four short phrases and match it to Israel.
- Terra Tac Toe: Use Israel as an answer when its facts fit both the row and the column of a square.