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Did you Know?
Israel
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Geography |
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Middle East,
bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and
Lebanon |
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Natural
Resources: timber, potash, copper ore, natural
gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand |
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People |
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Population: 6,029,529 (July 2002 est.) |
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Birth Rate:
18.91 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Government |
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Independence:
14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under
British administration) |
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Legal System:
mixture of English common law, British Mandate
regulations |
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Economics |
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GDP:
purchasing power parity - $122 billion (2002 est.) |
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Currency: new Israeli shekel (ILS) |
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