| 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 |
5,842,454 (July 2000 est. )
note: includes about 171,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,500 in the Gaza Strip, and about 172,000 in East Jerusalem |
| 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.) |
| 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% |
| Natural Resources |
copper, phosphates, bromide, potash, clay, sand, sulfur, asphalt, manganese, small amounts of natural gas and crude oil |
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