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Country Guide Israel

Capital:

Jerusalem

Population:

6,725,000

Currency:

new Israeli shekel (ILS)

Religions:

Jewish 76.5%, Muslim 15.9%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2003)

Government:

parliamentary democracy

Languages:

Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language

Climate:

temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas

Phone Code:

972

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