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Israel has a vibrant cultural life and a technologically and industrially advanced economy. In 2006, Israel was ranked 23rd out of 177 countries in the United Nations Human Development Index, the highest ranking in the Middle East and third highest in all of Asia.

Map of Israel

Israel possesses a number of diverse regions, with landscapes varying between coast, mountain, valley and desert landscapes, with just about everything in between. Beyond the towns and cities, each region of Israel holds its own unique attractions. The metropolitan areas of and form very much their own regions; from north to south, however, Israel's regions are as follows:

  • The — from at the base of down to the Beit haKerem Valley in south, and from the across to the
  • The — the hills immediately north of the
  • the (Kinneret) — diverse landscapes and settlements around the lake, many with connections to the life of Christ
  • The — sometimes called "Western Galilee", extends along the Mediterranean shore from to and the Lebanese border
  • The — an extensive inland valley, largely rural, extending inland from west of Haifa to the Jordan Valley
  • The — the core of the north Jordan River valley
  • The — a small yet diverse region of hills just south of Haifa
  • The — broadly speaking, the coastal plain north of Tel Aviv, south of the Carmel Range
  • The — the fertile, hilly hinterland between the coastal plain and the Judean highlands
  • The Southern — location of the cities of and
  • The — the lake and immediate surroundings forming the lowest point on Earth
  • The — desert covering much of the south of Israel, including

Disputed Territories

The following areas have been under Israeli jurisdiction since 1967. In the West bank and the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Authority exercises various degrees of control in large parts of the territories.

  • — a narrow coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean. Israel withdrew from this region in 2005, and it has since been under control of the Palestinian Authority.
  • — a larger region to the west of the Jordan river. Government services (security, medical service, etc.) are provided by Israel, the Palestinian Authority, or a combination, depending on the exact location.
  • — Occupied in 1967 by Israel, annexed in 1980, but still claimed by .
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