CartThe State of Israel
Flag Colors & Description
The flag of Israel is white with two equal horizontal blue stripes near the top and bottom edges of the flag and a blue hexagram (six-pointed star) known as the Magen David, or Shield of David centered on the flag between the blue stripes.People
Population: 6352117 (july 2006 estimate) (growth rate): 1.18% (2006 estimate)
Gdp: $166.3 billion (2006 estimate) (per capita): $26,200 (2006 estimate)
Languages:
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
Government
Capital: Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
Government type: parliamentary democracy
Geography
Natural Resources: clays, copper ore, magnesium bromide, natural gas, phosphate rock, potash, sand, timber