Israel, officially the
State of Israel, is a country in
West Asia. It
shares borders with
Lebanon to the north,
Syria to the north-east,
Jordan to the east,
Egypt to the south-west and the
Mediterranean Sea to the west.
It occupies the
Palestinian territories of the
West Bank in the east and the
Gaza Strip in the south-west. Israel also has a small coastline on the
Red Sea at its southernmost point, and part of the
Dead Sea lies along its eastern border.
Its proclaimed capital is
Jerusalem, while
Tel Aviv is its
largest urban area and
economic centre.
