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Region: Middle East

Capital: Jerusalem

Population: 8,478,595

Area Total: 20,770

Area Land: 20,330

Climate: Temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Haifa 267,300 2020
Jerusalem 714,000 2020
Tel Aviv 250,000 2020

Other Key Data
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
Egypt 255 km
Jordan 238 km
Lebanon 79 km
Syria 76 km


Ethnic Divisions
Various Jewish-Based Ethnicities 80.00%
Non-Jewish 20.00%


Religions
Judaism 80.00%
Islam (mostly Sunni) 15.00%
Christian 3.00%
Other 2.00%

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