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general 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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