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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Haifa
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267,300
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2020
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Jerusalem
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714,000
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2020
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Tel Aviv
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250,000
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2020
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| Region: |
Middle East |
| Population: |
8,478,595 |
| Area Total: |
20,770km2 |
| Area Land: |
20,330km2 |
| Coast Line: |
273km |
| Capital: |
Jerusalem |
| Climate: |
Temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas. |
| Languages: |
Hebrew (official)
Arab (used officially for Arab minority)
English |
| Currency: |
1 new Israeli shekel (NIS) = 100 new agorot |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 14 May (1948) |
Average Daily Temperature
|
| January: |
°C / 52.30°F |
| July: |
°C / 79.20°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 18.4" |
Boundaries
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Egypt
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255 km
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Jordan
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238 km
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Lebanon
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79 km
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Syria
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76 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Various Jewish-Based Ethnicities
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80.00%
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Non-Jewish
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20.00%
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Religions
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Judaism
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80.00%
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Islam (mostly Sunni)
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15.00%
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Christian
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3.00%
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Other
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2.00%
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