Thursday, July 21, 2011

Information on Israel

For my schoolwork I had to find information on Israel and give it to my instructor. I would like to share that information with you:





LIST A

Official name of country: State of Israel

Popular name of country: Israel

Capital City: Jerusalem

Administrative Divisions: Israel has six administrative divisions.

Other Major Cities: Tel-Aviv-Yafo; Haifa.

Area: 20,770 sq. kilometers

Boundaries: Lebanon; Syria; Jordan; Egypt; Gaza Strip; The Mediterranean Sea

Landforms and terrain: desserts; plains; mountains; valleys

Bodies of Water: Dead Sea; Jordan River

Climate: hot and dry

Natural Resources: sand; timber; copper ore; potash; natural gas; magnesium bromide; clays.

Environmental Issues/Natural Hazards: sand storms in spring and summer; earthquakes; droughts.

LIST B:

Population: 7.28 Million

Language: Hebrew and Arabic

Religion: Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Druze

Life Expectancy: 81 years

Literacy: 97% can read and write

Gross Domestic Product: $213.1 billion

Per Capita GDP: $29,800

Industry: diamond cutting; wood and paper products

Exports: citrus fruits, clothing

Imports: machinery, vehicles, chemicals, military equipment, grains

Currency/Exchange Rate: Shekel/ 3.739









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