Official nameMedinat Israel (State of Israel)CapitalJerusalemPopulation estimate (2015)8·06 millionInternet domain extension.ilCurrencyThe unit of currency is the shekel (ILS), which consists of 100 agorot.TerritoryIsrael is located in the Middle East on the Mediterranean Sea, bounded by Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt.LanguagesThe official languages are Hebrew and Arabic.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words