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 | |  | | About Israel: |
 | Location: Middle East
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Jerusalem (Yerushalayim)
Main Cities: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Haifa
Population: 5,672,000
Area: 20,770 km2
Currency: 1 new shekel = 100 agorot
Languages: Hebrew, Arabic
Religions: Jewish, Muslim |
| More about country Israel:a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea: established in 1948, in the former British mandate of Palestine, as a primarily Jewish state; 8 disputes with Arab neighbours (who did not recognize the state of Israel), erupted into full-scale wars in 1948, 1956, 1967 (the Six Day War), and 1973 (the Yom Kippur War). In 1993 Israel agreed to grant autonomous status to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, according to the terms of a peace agreement with the P.L.O. Official languages: Hebrew and Arabic. Religion: Jewish majority, Muslim and Christian minorities. Currency: shekel. Capital: Jerusalem (international recognition withheld as East Jerusalem was annexed (1967) by Israel: UN recognized capital: Tel Aviv). Pop.: 6 560 000 (2004 est.). Area (including Golan Heights and East Jerusalem): 21 946 sq. km (8473 sq. miles) |
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