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LEBANON Mediterranean Sea Golan Heights ISR A E L TO DAY Safed Haifa Nazareth Jenin Tulkarm Samaria Nablus Netanya Tel Aviv Ashdod Rafah Gaza Sea of Galilee Jordan River West Bank Ramallah Jericho The Jewish people re-established the State of Israel in 1948, nearly 2,000 years after the destruction of a Jewish commonwealth in the Holy Land. Facts About Israel Jerusalem Ashkelon Gaza City SYRIA Tiberias Bethlehem Sderot The capital of Israel is Jerusalem. Hebron Israeli currency is the New Israel Shekel (NIS). Judea Dead Sea As of May 2014, the population of Israel was 8.18 million people. Beersheba The 2012 gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at $252.8 billion. JORDAN Hebrew and Arabic are the official languages of Israel. More than 30 languages, including English, Russian and Amharic, are also spoken. ISRAEL 14 25 mi SCALE EGYPT Eilat Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948. Jews have had a continuous presence in the land of Israel for more than 3,000 years.
