Israel

Basic Information:

Official Name: State of Israel
Population: 8,132,000
Area: 20,770 km²
Capital City: Jerusalem
Major Religion: Judaism
Currency: New Israeli shekel (ILS)
Exchange Rate: N/A
Time Zone: GMT +2
Current time: 05:27am
Phone Country Dialing Code: 972
Region: Asia
Language: Hebrew, Arabic
Useful Travel Phrases in: Arabic, Hebrew

Climate ():

Practical Travel Information:

Official Tourism Website: www.tourism.gov.il
Electricity: 220V

Travel Cost: $$$ ($ = cheap, $$$$$ = expensive)
Main Attractions:

• Old City of Jerusalem
• Old city of Acre

Health Advisory:

• Polio

• Rabies

• Typhoid