The Republic of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָָ actor; Arabic: دولة إسرائيل), is a country located in the West Asia region, located in the southeast coast of the Mediterranean, north of Lebanon, east of Syria and Jordan, southwest Egypt. Israel was established in 1948, Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. In 2016, Israel had a total population of 8.5 million people, of which the Jewish population consists of 6.377 million people and it is the world's only Jews as the main nation of the country.
Israel is the only free and democratic state in the Middle East. Israel has a high degree of industrialization and a strong overall economic strength. It is the country with the highest degree of economic development, commercial freedom, freedom of the press and the overall human development index in the Middle East.
Israel's contribution to the development of science and technology is considerable. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Israel has been committed to the study of science and engineering, and the contributions of Israeli scientists in genetics, computer science, optics, engineering and other technology industries are outstanding. Israel's R&D industry is the most well-known military technology industry, in agriculture, physics and medical research and development is also very well known.
November 23, 2014, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement, the Israeli cabinet approved the definition of Israel as a "Jewish state" bill.