City Facts

City Information

City Name:

Tel Aviv

Local Name:

Tel Aviv

City Adjective:

Tel Avivian

City Demonym:

Tel Avivian

City Population (Metropolitan Area):

393,900

City Website:

http://tel-aviv.gov.il

Transportation

Principal Airport

Ben Gurion International Airport

Informal:

Natbag

In the Local Language:

Nemal HaTe'?fa Ben Gurion

IATA Code:

TLV

Second Airport

Sde Dov Airport

Informal:

Dov Hoz Airport

In the Local Language:

Nemal HaTe'ufa Dov Hoz

IATA Code:

SDV

Principal Train Station

Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station

Informal:

Tel Aviv Central

In the Local Language:

Tel Aviv Savidor Merkaz

Second Train Station

Tel Aviv University Railway Station

Informal:

Tel Aviv University

In the Local Language:

Tel Aviv Universita-TelMerkaz HaYeridim

Third Train Station

Tel Aviv HaShalom Railway Station

In the Local Language:

Tel Aviv HaShalom Railway Station

Fourth Train Station

Tel Aviv HaHagana Railway Station

In the Local Language:

Tel Aviv HaHagana Railway Station

Telephone

Country Telephone Code:

972

International Access Code:

00,012,013

Domestic Inter-City Telephone Prefix:

0

National Telephone Number:

8 to 9 digits

Geography

Longitude:

34° 47′ 00″ E

Latitude:

32° 04′ 00″ N

Elevation:

4 m / 16 ft

Area:

51 km² / 19.8 mi²

City River:

Yarkon River

City Lake:

***

City Ocean:

Mediterranean Sea

GMT / DST:

+2/+3

Currency

Currency:

New Israeli Shekel

ISO 4217 Currency Code:

ILS

Currency Symbol:

NIS

Sub-Currency

New Agora

Sub-Currency Ratio:

NIS1 = 100 new agorot

Electrical

Electrical Voltage:

220V

Electrical Frequency:

50 Hz

Country Data

Country Name:

Israel

In the Local Language:

Yisra'el

Formal Name:

State of Israel

In the Local Language:

Medinat Yisra'el

Country Demonym:

Israeli

ISO CountryCodes (2-Letter / 3-Letter / Numeric):

IL / ISR / 376

Country Terrain:

Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley

Median Age:

29.3 years

National Urban Population:

92% of total population

Ethnic Groups:

Jewish 76.4% (of which Isræl-born 67.1%, Europe/America-born 22.6%, Africa-born 5.9%, Asia-born 4.2%), non-Jewish 23.6% (mostly Arab)

Religious Affiliations:

Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9%

Languages:

Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign lang

Literacy:

97.10%

Average Schooling(Females / Males):

16 years / 15 years

Government Type:

Parliamentary Democracy