General Reference
- Pronunciation: /ˈɪzreɪ.əl/ or /ˈɪzriː.əl/
- Common English country name: Israel
- Official English country name: The State of Israel
- Common endonym(s): Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל (formal ˌjisräˈʔel; colloquial ˌʔisräˈel); Arabic: إسْرائيلُ (ˌʔɪsraːˈʔiːl)
- Official endonym(s): Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (formal mədiˌnät jisräˈʔel; colloquial mediˌnät‿isräˈel); Arabic: دَوْلَةُ إسْرائيلَ (ˌdɑwlæt(ʊ) ʔɪsraːˈʔiːl)
- Adjectival(s): Israeli
- Etymology: Name of Israel
- International rankings of Israel
- 151st largest country
- 96th most populous country
- ISO country codes: IL, ISR, 376
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IL
- Internet country code top-level domain: .il
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