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 | ISRAELgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Yisra'el |
| country code ISO: IL //; - FIPS: IS |
| location: Southwest Asia, Middle East |
| time zone: +2 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 21946 sq.km = 7846 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 33° N / South: 29° N / East: 36° E / West: 34° E |
| borders (land): Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, [Palestine], Egypt |
| borders (coastline): Mediterranean Sea; Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea, Indian Ocean) |
| climate: Mediterranean |
| Government |
| independent since: 1948-05-10 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) |
| administrative division: district (6) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1995): 5643,500 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 5842,454; or: 6233,000 // -; 2001: 6372,000 |
| population density: 280 per sq.km = 730 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3,5% //; - doubling time: ca 30 years |
| birth rate: 19 - 21 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 5 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 8 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 79 years (male: 77; female: 81) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 31% //; - 15-59 years: 57% //; - 60+ years: 12% |
| urbanisation: 91% //; - urbanisation growth: 3% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 35% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Jewish 79%; Arab 19% |
| languages: Hebrew (Ivrit) [official]; Arabic, English |
| religious affiliation: Judaism 79%; Muslim (mostly Sunnī) 14,9%; Christian 2,9%; Druze 1,7% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3466 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 99% |
| people per physician: 269 |
| people per hospital bed: 162 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 93% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 83% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 33% |
| adult literacy: 96% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: New Sheqel = 100 agorot |
| annual inflation rate: 10% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 13000 per capita |
| GNI USD 16710 per capita //; - [ppp: 19330] |
| GDP growth: 2% |
| income: USD 11330 per capita |
| import: USD 29579 per capita //; - export: USD 48153 per capita |
| trade: USD 5800 per capita //; - or 63% of GDP |
| trade partners: US DE BE CH GB NL EI |
| human development index: 0,893 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 22 |
| female labour force: 41% |
| unemployment: 9% |
| tourism: 2,4 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 21% //; - grass land: 7% //; - wooded area: 6% //; - arid land and desert: ca 65% |
| agriculture: labour force: 21% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 5% |
| agricultural products: citrus, fruit, livestock, vegetables, cotton |
| livestock (1000s): asses: 5 / cattle: 395 / mules: 2 / goats: 75 / pigs: 165 / poultry: 28000 / sheep: 380 |
| fish catch: 5884 - 23274 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 21% //; - part of industry in GDP: 24% |
| industrial products: food processing, textiles, clothing, fertilizers, cement, cut diamonds, electronics |
| mining products: natural gas, potash, bromide, magnesium, salt, copper, gold, phosphates, clay |
| CO2 emission per capita: 10,1 |
| services: labour force: 75% //; - part of services in GDP: 71% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 3029 |
| electricity use (per capita): 5689 |
| annual water use (per capita): 441 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 16115 km //; - of which paved: 100% //; - of which are motorways: 56 km |
| vehicles: 159 per 1000 |
| railways: 610, or 663 km //; - railways passenger/km: 267 |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 418 - 471 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 481 - 530 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 303 - 335 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 281 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 8160 |
| personal computers: 254 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Hare Meron 1208 m, Beit Jann 1071, [on maps nameless] summit nw of Sasa 1006, Har Arikha 863 |
| lowest point: Dead Sea (at 408 m below sea level) |
| lakes (natural): Dead Sea, Lake Tiberias |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): Dead Sea ? |
| rivers: Jordan |
| canals: Kinneret-Negev Conduit |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: Negev |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
| in the figures of area and population the West Bank and the Gaza strip are not included |
| for the data of these regions see the separate files with entries under the country name "Palestine" |
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