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Official Name: State of Israel
Total Area: 8,522 square kilometers (According to Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics) Administrative Divisions: 6 Districts Head of State: President Head of Government: Prime Minister Capital: Jerusalem (According to the Israeli Government though most countries maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv) Major Cities: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa Language: Hebrew, Arabic, English Religions: Judaism, Islam, Christianity Currency: New Israeli Sheqel (NIS) Population: 6.9 million (UN estimate, 2006) Literacy: 95 percent Gross National Income per capita: US$ 18,620 (World Bank estimate, 2006) Economy: Agriculture, Manufacturing, Services International Dialing Code: +972 Time: GMT/UTC+2 | |||
