Peacecamp 2009

מדינת ישראל Medīnat Yisrā'el (hebr.)
دولة إسرائيل Dawlat Isrā'īl (arab.)
State of Israel


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Anthem: Hatikvah
(The Hope)




Capital (and largest city): Jerusalem
Official languages: Hebrew, Arabic
Ethnic groups: 75.5% Jewish, 20.1% Arab, 4.4% minority groups
Demonym: Israeli
Government: Parliamentary democracy
- President: Shimon Peres
- Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
- Knesset Speaker: Reuven Rivlin
- Supreme Court President: Dorit Beinisch
Independence: from British Mandate of Palestine
- Declaration: May 14, 1948
Area
- Total _[1]: 20,770 / 22,072 km2 (151st)
- Water (%) ~2%
Population
- 2008 estimate: 7,282,000_[2] (96th)
- 1995 census: 5,548,523
- Density: 324/km2 (34th)
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate:
- Total $188.936 billion (52nd)
- Per capita $27,146 (32nd)
GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate:
- Total $164.103 billion
- Per capita $23,578
HDI (2007): 0.932 (high) (23rd)
Currency: Israeli new sheqel (₪‎) (ILS)
Time zone: IST (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST) IDT (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .il
Calling code: 972

_{1 Excluding / Including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem; see below.
2 Includes all permanent residents in Israel proper, the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem. Also includes Israeli population in the West Bank. Excludes non-Israeli population in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.}



Source and further information:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel