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location:
middle east. bordering the mediterranean sea. between egypt and lebanon
geographic coordinates:
31 30 n. 34 45 e
map references:
middle east
area:
total: 20.770 sq km land: 20.330 sq km water: 440 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than new jersey
land boundaries:
total: 1.017 km border countries: egypt 266 km. gaza strip 51 km. jordan 238 km. lebanon 79 km. syria 76 km. west bank 307 km
coastline:
273 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
climate:
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
terrain:
negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; jordan rift valley
elevation extremes:
lowest point: dead sea -408 m highest point: har meron 1.208 m
natural resources:
timber. potash. copper ore. natural gas. phosphate rock. magnesium bromide. clays. sand
land use:
arable land: 16.39% permanent crops: 4.17% other: 79.44% (2001)
irrigated land:
1.990 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
environment - current issues:
limited arable land and natural fresh water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste. chemical fertilizers. and pesticides
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. wetlands signed. but not ratified: marine life conservation
geography - note:
there are 242 israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the west bank. 42 in the israeli-occupied golan heights. 0 in the gaza strip. and 29 in east jerusalem (august 2005 est.); sea of galilee is an important freshwater source
population:
6.276.883 note: includes about 187.000 israeli settlers in the west bank. about 20.000 in the israeli-occupied golan heights. more than 5.000 in the gaza strip. and fewer than 177.000 in east jerusalem (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 26.5% (male 851.415/female 812.095) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 2.010.888/female 1.986.256) 65 years and over: 9.8% (male 264.708/female 351.521) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 29.39 years male: 28.58 years female: 30.27 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.2% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
18.21 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
6.18 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 7.03 deaths/1.000 live births male: 7.77 deaths/1.000 live births female: 6.26 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.32 years male: 77.21 years female: 81.55 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.44 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
3.000 (1999 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
100 (2001 est.)
nationality:
noun: israeli(s) adjective: israeli
ethnic groups:
jewish 80.1% (europe/america-born 32.1%. israel-born 20.8%. africa-born 14.6%. asia-born 12.6%). non-jewish 19.9% (mostly arab) (1996 est.)
religions:
jewish 76.5%. muslim 15.9%. arab christians 1.7%. other christian 0.4%. druze 1.6%. unspecified 3.9% (2003)
languages:
hebrew (official). arabic used officially for arab minority. english most commonly used foreign language
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.4% male: 97.3% female: 93.6% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: state of israel conventional short form: israel local long form: medinat yisra'el local short form: yisra'el
government type:
parliamentary democracy
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