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Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon and Syria to the north, the West Bank and Jordan to the east, Egypt, the Gaza Strip and the Red Sea to the south, and the... Wikipedia
Capital: Jerusalem
Official language: Hebrew
Population: 9.558 million (2022)
Continent: Asia
Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
President: Isaac Herzog
Founded: May 14, 1948
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