<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of Israel <Ul> <Li> מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל ( Hebrew ) </Li> <Li> دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل ( Arabic ) </Li> </Ul> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flag Emblem </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Anthem : `` Hatikvah '' ( Hebrew for `` The Hope '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Jerusalem ( not recognized internationally ) 31 ° 47 ′ N 35 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.783 ° N 35.217 ° E ﻿ / 31.783 ; 35.217 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hebrew </Li> <Li> Arabic </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ethnic groups ( 2017 ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 74.7 % Jewish </Li> <Li> 20.8 % Arab </Li> <Li> 4.5 % other </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion ( 2015 ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 74.8 % Jewish </Li> <Li> 17.6 % Muslim </Li> <Li> 2.0 % Christian </Li> <Li> 1.6 % Druze </Li> <Li> 4.0 % other </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Israeli </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Unitary parliamentary republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Reuven Rivlin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Benjamin Netanyahu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Knesset Speaker </Th> <Td> Yuli - Yoel Edelstein </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chief Justice </Th> <Td> Esther Hayut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Knesset </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Independence </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Declared </Th> <Td> 14 May 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to UNO </Th> <Td> 11 May 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 20,770 -- 22,072 km ( 8,019 -- 8,522 sq mi ) ( 150th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water </Th> <Td> 440 km ( 170 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water ( % ) </Th> <Td> 2.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2017 estimate </Th> <Td> 8,787,780 ( 97th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2008 census </Th> <Td> 7,412,200 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 395 / km ( 1,023.0 / sq mi ) ( 34th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( PPP ) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $315.582 billion ( 54th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $36,250 ( 35th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( nominal ) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $348.006 billion ( 34th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $39,974 ( 23rd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gini ( 2013 ) </Th> <Td> 42.8 medium 47th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI ( 2015 ) </Th> <Td> 0.899 very high 19th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> New shekel ( ₪ ‎ ) ( ILS ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> IST ( UTC + 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer ( DST ) </Th> <Td> IDT ( UTC + 3 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> יי - חח - שששש ‎ ( AM ) </Li> <Li> dd - mm - yyyy ( CE ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> IL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td> . il </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website www.israel.org </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> ^ 20,770 is Israel within the Green Line . 22,072 includes the annexed Golan Heights and East Jerusalem . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of Israel <Ul> <Li> מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל ( Hebrew ) </Li> <Li> دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل ( Arabic ) </Li> </Ul> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flag Emblem </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Anthem : `` Hatikvah '' ( Hebrew for `` The Hope '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Jerusalem ( not recognized internationally ) 31 ° 47 ′ N 35 ° 13 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.783 ° N 35.217 ° E ﻿ / 31.783 ; 35.217 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hebrew </Li> <Li> Arabic </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ethnic groups ( 2017 ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 74.7 % Jewish </Li> <Li> 20.8 % Arab </Li> <Li> 4.5 % other </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion ( 2015 ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 74.8 % Jewish </Li> <Li> 17.6 % Muslim </Li> <Li> 2.0 % Christian </Li> <Li> 1.6 % Druze </Li> <Li> 4.0 % other </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Israeli </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Unitary parliamentary republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Reuven Rivlin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Benjamin Netanyahu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Knesset Speaker </Th> <Td> Yuli - Yoel Edelstein </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chief Justice </Th> <Td> Esther Hayut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Knesset </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Independence </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Declared </Th> <Td> 14 May 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to UNO </Th> <Td> 11 May 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 20,770 -- 22,072 km ( 8,019 -- 8,522 sq mi ) ( 150th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water </Th> <Td> 440 km ( 170 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water ( % ) </Th> <Td> 2.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2017 estimate </Th> <Td> 8,787,780 ( 97th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2008 census </Th> <Td> 7,412,200 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 395 / km ( 1,023.0 / sq mi ) ( 34th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( PPP ) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $315.582 billion ( 54th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $36,250 ( 35th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( nominal ) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $348.006 billion ( 34th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $39,974 ( 23rd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gini ( 2013 ) </Th> <Td> 42.8 medium 47th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI ( 2015 ) </Th> <Td> 0.899 very high 19th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> New shekel ( ₪ ‎ ) ( ILS ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> IST ( UTC + 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer ( DST ) </Th> <Td> IDT ( UTC + 3 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> יי - חח - שששש ‎ ( AM ) </Li> <Li> dd - mm - yyyy ( CE ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> IL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td> . il </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website www.israel.org </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> ^ 20,770 is Israel within the Green Line . 22,072 includes the annexed Golan Heights and East Jerusalem . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the modern state of israel established
when was the modern state of israel established
14 May 1948
14 May 1948