Country Information
ISRAEL
Country Name
conventional long form: State of Israel
conventional short form: Israel
local long form: Medinat Yisra’el
local short form: Yisra’el
Government Type
parliamentary democracy
Capital
Jerusalem
Administrative divisions
6 districts (mehozot, singular – mehoz); Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv
Independence
14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)