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|   | Country (long form)
State of Israel | Capital
Jerusalem | Total Area
8,019.34 sq mi
20,770.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than New Jersey) | Population
6,426,679
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2007 estimate) | Estimated Population in 2050
8,516,835 | Languages
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language | Literacy
95.0% total, 97.0% male, 93% female (1992 est.) | Religions
Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim), Christian 2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.) | Life Expectancy
76.57 male, 80.67 female (2000 est.) | Government Type
parliamentary democracy | Currency
1 new Israeli shekel (NIS) = 100 new agorot | GDP (per capita)
$18,300 (1999 est.) | Labor Force (by occupation)
public services 31.2%, manufacturing 20.2%, finance and business 13.1%, commerce 12.8%, construction 7.5%, personal and other services 6.4%, transport, storage, and communications 6.2%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2.6% (1996) | Industry
food processing, diamond cutting and polishing, textiles and apparel, chemicals, metal products, military equipment, transport equipment, electrical equipment, potash mining, high-technology electronics, tourism | Agriculture
citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products | Arable Land
17% | Exports
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, chemicals, textiles and apparel, agricultural products | Imports
raw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels, consumer goods | Natural Resources
copper, phosphates, bromide, potash, clay, sand, sulfur, asphalt, manganese, small amounts of natural gas and crude oil | Current Environmental Issues
limited arable land and natural fresh water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides | Telephones (main lines in use)
2.8 million (1999) | Telephones (mobile cellular)
2.5 million (1999) | Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
23 (1999) | | (U.S. Government sources) | | |
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