State of Israel -
Medinat Yisrael
Surface: 20.404 Kmē
Population: 6.276.883
Density: 291 ab/Kmē
Government type: parliamentary democracy
Capital: Jerusalem (591.000 ab.)
Other city: Tel Aviv-Yafo 356.000 ab.
(1.200.000 aggl. urbano), Haifa 252.000 ab.
Ethnic groups: Jewish 80.1% (Europe/America-born 32.1%,
Israel-born 20.8%, Africa-born 14.6%,
Asia-born 12.6%), non-Jewish 19.9% (mostly Arab) (1996 est.)
Adjacent countries: Egypt 266 km, Gaza Strip 51 km,
Jordan 238 km, Lebanon 79 km,
Syria 76 km, West Bank 307 km
Main Island: Mifraz, Hefa
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Main Mount: Mounts Meron 1208 m
Main River: Jordan 360 Km
Main Lake: Dead Sea 280 Kmē
(parte israeliana, totale 1020 Kmē),
Lago di Tiberiade 165 Kmē
Climate: temperate; hot and dry in southern
and eastern desert areas
Languages: Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially
for Arab minority, English most
commonly used foreign language
Religion: Jewish 76.5%, Muslim 15.9%,
Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%,
Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2003)
Currency:Sheqel
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