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Region | Middle East |
Capital | Jerusalem |
Area, km2 | 26 900 |
Population | 7 628 000 |
Population growth, per year | 127 388 |
Average life expectancy, years | 79.9 (m. 76.5, fem. 83.3) |
Population density, ppl./km2 | 283.57 |
Official languages | Arabic, Hebrew |
Currency | Israeli new shekel |
International phone code | 972 |
Internet tld | il |
Time zone | UTC+2 |
International organizations participation Israel | World Trade Organization, OECD Development Centre, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
Land borders | Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic |
Access to the seas and oceans | Mediterranean Sea |