Basic Information About Israel:

Population: The population of Israel is 8,250,101.

GDP:  $ 268.5 billion (2016)

Climate:  Israeli has two seasons: winter (late Oct to mid-Mar), which is cool to cold and when the rains occur, and summer (Apr–Oct), which is warm to hot and virtually rain-free. Winter in Israel starts with showers in October and advances to periodic heavy rainfall from November to March. 

People:  Jewish 75% (of which Israel-born 74.4%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 17.4%, Africa-born 5.1%, Asia-born 3.1%), non-Jewish 25% (mostly Arab).

Religion:  75.4% Jewish, 20.6% Arab, and 4.1% minority groups. The religious affiliation of the Israeli population as of 2011 was 75.4% Jewish, 16.9% Muslim, 2.1% Christian, and 1.7% Druze, with the remaining 4.0% belonging to minor faiths such as Samaritanism, Baha’iism or no religion.

Capital:  Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Language:  Israel has two official languages, Hebrew and Arabic.  Hebrew is the primary language of the state and is spoken every day by the majority of the population. Arabic is spoken by the Arab minority, with Hebrew taught in Arab schools.

Currency:  The Israeli Shekel is the currency of Israel.

Time Zone: UTC+02:00