| Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Jerusalem |
682,700 |
2002 |
| Tel-Aviv |
361,700 |
2002 |
| Haifa |
276,900 |
2002 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Middle East |
| Population: |
6,413,800 October 2002 |
| Area Total: |
20,770 km2 |
| Area Land: |
20,330 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
273 km km |
| Capital: |
Jerusalem |
| Climate: |
Temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern
desert areas. |
| Languages: |
Hebrew (official)
Arab (used officially for Arab minority)
English |
| Currency: |
1 new Israeli shekel (NIS) = 100 new agorot |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 14 May (1948) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Jerusalem |
| January: |
8.1°C / 46.6°F |
| July: |
23.5°C / 74.3°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
657mm / 25.9'' |
Boundaries |
|
Egypt: |
255km |
|
Jordan: |
238km |
|
Lebanon: |
79km |
|
Syria: |
76km |
Ethnic Divisions |
| Various Jewish-Based
Ethnicities |
80% |
| Non-Jewish |
20% |
Religions |
| Judaism |
80% |
| Islam (mostly Sunni) |
15% |
| Christian |
3% |
| Other |
2% |
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