Posted in Web Israel Map / Geography of Israel / Map of Israel … March 25, 2020 The small (densely populated) State of Israel occupies about 75% of an area long known as Canaan. It has a population of 7,707,042 and became an independent state in 1948, celebrating their national day on May 14th. https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/il.htm