Israel's national flag is rectangular with an aspect ratio of about 3: 2. The bottom of the flag is white, and the top and bottom are blue broadband. Blue and white come from the colors of shawls used by Jews in prayer. There is a blue six-pointed star in the middle of the white flag, which is the star of King David, the ancient king of Israel. The name of the second king of Israel means "beloved victim", and the star of King David symbolizes the power of the country.
The national emblem of Israel comes from the seven golden lampstands in the Bible, from Exodus in the Old Testament, Zechariah and Revelation in the New Testament. The shape on the national emblem is taken from the description in the Book of Zechariah. The golden lampstand symbolizes Israel as a witness of God on earth. Gold represents the divinity of God. Zechariah said that the seven lampstands are the seven eyes of God. There are olive branches on both sides of the lampstand, and there are two olive branches left on the lampstand with gold oil. Zechariah said that he was the son of oil, which represented Joshua, the high priest during the reconstruction of the temple in Israel, and Zerubbabel, the governor, as priests and kings respectively.
The State of Israel is located in the Levant region of West Asia, on the southeast coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Lebanon in the north, Syria and Jordan in the east and Egypt in the southwest. 1948 declared Israel and Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In 20 16, the total population of Israel was 8.55 million, including 6.377 million Jews, making it the only country in the world with Jews as its main ethnic group. Israel is the only free and democratic country in the Middle East. With a high degree of industrialization and strong comprehensive economic strength, Israel is the country with the highest degree of economic development, freedom of commerce, freedom of the press and comprehensive human development index in the Middle East.
Israel is a developed capitalist country and has made great contributions to the development of science and technology. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Israel has been devoted to the research of science and engineering, and Israeli scientists have made outstanding contributions in genetics, computer science, optics, engineering and other technical industries. The most famous R&D industry in Israel is the military science and technology industry, and it is also famous in the fields of agriculture, physics and medicine.
Location: Israel is a country located in the Palestinian area of West Asia, in the southeast of the Mediterranean Sea. Israel is located in the west of Asia, where Asia, Africa and Europe meet. Coastal areas are long and narrow plains, with mountains and plateaus in the east. Israel borders Lebanon in the north, Syria and Jordan in the east and Egypt in the southwest. Israel's coastline is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in the west and the Gulf of Eilat (also known as the Gulf of Aqaba) in the south.
Area: The total area of Israel is 25,000 square kilometers, of which the Negev area accounts for more than half, reaching more than 6,543.8+0.2 million square kilometers. The border between Israel and Egypt is 220km long, and the border with Gaza controlled by Hamas is 565.438+0km long. Gaza and parts of the Jordan River. During the period of 1947, the area of Palestinian area before partition was 27,090 square kilometers. 1948 ~ 1973, Israel occupied a large area of land in Arab countries in four Arab-Israeli wars, and gradually withdrew after the 1980s. Now the actual jurisdiction area is 25,740 square kilometers, including the Golan Heights and parts of the Jordan River.
Topography: Israel can be divided into four different regions: coastal plain, central hills, Jordan Rift Valley (the northern starting point of East African Rift Valley) and Negev Desert.
The coastal plain along the Mediterranean Sea extends from the Lebanese border in the north to Gaza in the south. The soil in this area is fertile and humid, and it is an important area for agriculture and fruit cultivation. The eastern part of the coastal plain is the central plateau, the northern part of the plateau is the hills of the Galilee Mountains, and the southern part is the Samaritan Mountains composed of many small and fertile valleys. Further south is the barren hilly area of Judea. To the east of the central plateau is the Jordan Rift Valley, which is a part of the 6,500-kilometer-long Great Rift Valley in East Africa. Israel's Rift Valley consists of the Jordan River, the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. The Negev Desert consists of about 12000 square kilometers of desert, occupying half of Israel's land area. Geographically, the Negev Desert belongs to the extension of Sinai Peninsula.
Climate: Israel has a dry and hot Mediterranean climate in summer, from Mount Hermon at an altitude of 2,865,438+00 meters to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, and it drops to 392 meters below the horizon. The climate is obviously regionalized and the conditions are different. The coastal plain is hot and humid in summer, slightly cold and rainy in winter, and there is occasional light snow in hilly areas. In the Jordan Valley, summer is dry and hot, while in the south, it is semi-dry, warm during the day and cool at night.
Israel has a Mediterranean climate, characterized by long, hot and rainy summers and relatively short, cool and rainy winters. Israel's climate is influenced by the subtropical Sahara and Arabian desert and the subtropical humid climate on the east coast of the Mediterranean. The climate in Israel is quite different, and it will change because of the height, latitude and distance from the Mediterranean.
Administrative Districts: (Capital in brackets): Jerusalem District (Jerusalem), North District (Nazareth), Haifa District (Haifa), Central District (Lamla), Tel Aviv District (Tel Aviv) and South District (Beersheba).