 Israel
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
31 30 N, 34 45 E |
| Area |
total: 20,770 sq km land: 20,330 sq km water: 440 sq km |
| Climate |
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas |
| Terrain |
Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley |
| 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 est.) |
| Languages |
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language |
| Imports |
raw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels, grain, consumer goods |
| Exports |
machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel |
| Hazards |
sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes |
| Resources |
timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand |
| Geography |
there are 242 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank, 42 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 0 in the Gaza Strip, and 29 in East Jerusalem (August 2005 est.); Sea of Galilee is an important freshwater source |
| Nationality |
noun: Israeli(s) adjective: Israeli |
| Capital |
name: Jerusalem geographic coordinates: 32 05 N, 34 48 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv |
| Internet Country Code |
.il |
| Internet Users |
3.7 million (2006) |
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