English Language Training Online

Countries of the World: Israel

Welcome to our Countries of the World section.

In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Israel.

Israel is a country found on the Asian continent with a Westerly coastline running along the Mediterranean Sea, a population of just over 9 million people in 2022 and the following 5 countries across its borders:

  1. Egypt.
  2. Jordan.
  3. Lebanon.
  4. Palestine.
  5. Syria.
 

You pronounce Israel like this: IZ-RALE.

Key information and contact details for Israel

Official Language: Hebrew.

Secondary Language(s): Arabic, English.

Israel dialling code: +972.

Israel currency: Israeli Shekel.

Israel Capital City: Jerusalem.

Israel International AirportBen Gurion Airport, 7015001, Israel. Phone Number: +972 3 972 3333.

Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 100. Ambulance: 101. Fire: 102.

British EmbassyBritish Embassy Tel Aviv. British Embassy, 192 Hayarkon Street, 6340502 Tel Aviv, Israel. Phone Number: +972 (0)3 725 1222.

American EmbassyU.S. Embassy Jerusalem, 14 David Flusser, Jerusalem 9378322, Israel. Phone Number: +972 (0)2 630 4000.

Latest Travel Advice (British Government)https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/israel.

Leave a Reply