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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

Festivals in Israel

Red Sea International Film Festival [web site]

Red Sea Jazz Festival [web site]

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