 
 <translate> Context: Israel (/ ˈɪzreɪəl /; Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל ‎, Arabic: إِسْرَائِيل ‎), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל ‎, Arabic: دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل ‎), is a country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest. The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel's economy and technology center is Tel Aviv, while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, although the state's sovereignty over East Jerusalem is not recognised internationally. The population of Israel was estimated in 2017 to be 8,777,580 people, of whom 74.7 % were Jewish, 20.8 % Arab and 4.5 % others.

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 <ibo> Israel (/ ˈɪzreɪəl /; Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל, Arabic: إِسْرَائِيل ), nke a na-akpọ State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Arabic: دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل ), bụ obodo dị na Middle East, na ndịda ọwụwa anyanwụ nke Oké Osimiri Mediterenian na n'akụkụ ugwu nke Oké Osimiri Uhie. O nwere oke ala ya na Lebanọn n'ebe ugwu, Syria n'ebe ugwu ọwụwa anyanwụ, Jọdan n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ, mpaghara ndị Palestine nke West Bank na Gaza Strip n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ na ọdịda anyanwụ, na Egypt na ndịda ọdịda anyanwụ. Mba ahụ nwere ihe dịgasị iche iche nke ala n'ime obere mpaghara ya. Ebe akụnụba na teknụzụ nke Israel bụ Tel Aviv, ebe oche gọọmentị ya na isi obodo ekwuputara bụ Jerusalem, ọ bụ ezie na mba ụwa anaghị amata ọchịchị nke steeti ahụ na East Jerusalem. Onu ogugu ndi mmadu bi na Israel na 2017 bu 8,777,580 mmadu, nke 74.7% bu ndi Ju, 20.8% Arab na 4.5% ndi ozo.  Ajụjụ: Olee mpaghara ụwa ebe Israel dị? Steam nke ịmara n'okpuru: 