HRW WORLD ATLAS - Israel (original) (raw)
| Country (long form) | State of Israel |
|---|---|
| Capital | Jerusalem note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv |
| Total Area | 8,019.34 sq mi20,770.00 sq km(slightly smaller than New Jersey) |
| Population | 5,938,093 (July 2001 est. ) note: includes about 176,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,900 in the Gaza Strip, and about 173,000 in East Jerusalem (August 2000 est.) |
| 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 | 76.69 male, 80.84 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type | parliamentary democracy |
| Currency | 1 new Israeli shekel (NIS) = 100 new agorot |
| GDP (per capita) | $18,900 (2000 est.) |
| Industry | high-technology projects (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, diamond cutting |
| Agriculture | citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products |
| Arable Land | 17% |
| Natural Resources | timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand, oil |
