Srael (Hebrew: מדינת ישראל Arabic: دولة إسرائيل) is a small yet diverse Middle Eastern country with a long coastline on the eastern Mediterranean Sea and a small window on the Red Sea at the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba).
Such travel can often be time-consuming and expensive but is often very rewarding. Due to the vast distances involved, traveling between regions often means crossing through many different landscapes, climates, and even time zones. It is large, complex, and diverse, with several distinct regional identities. The United States can not be defined solely by television and movies. It's home to a wide array of popular tourist destinations, ranging from the skyscrapers of Manhattan and Chicago to the natural wonders of Yellowstone and Alaska, to the warm, sunny beaches of Florida, Hawaii and Southern California. With its history of mass immigration dating from the 17th century, it is a 'melting pot' of cultures from around the world and plays a dominant role in the world's cultural landscape.
Home to the world's third-largest population, with over 318 million people, it includes both densely populated cities with sprawling suburbs and vast, uninhabited natural areas. The United States of America is a large country in North America, often referred to as 'the USA', 'the US', 'the United States', 'the United States of America', 'the States', or simply 'America'.
