Israel

Israel's population is majority Jewish, gathered from across the world, alongside a large Arab minority (about a fifth of citizens) plus others. Hebrew is the official language, with Arabic widely spoken and English common.

Judaism is the majority religion, with Muslim, Christian, and Druze minorities; religion and the unresolved conflict with the Palestinians shape much of national life.

Society

Israel has high living standards, literacy, and life expectancy, and an unusually high birth rate for a developed country, giving it strong population growth.