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| מדינת ישראל Medīnat Yisrā'el دولة إسرائيل Dawlat Isrā'īl State of Israel |
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| Anthem Hatikvah ("The Hope") |
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| Capital | Jerusalem |
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| Largest city | Jerusalem | |||||
| Official languages | Hebrew, Arabic | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary democracy | |||||
| - | President | Moshe Katsava | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Ehud Olmert | ||||
| - | Knesset Speaker | Dalia Itzik | ||||
| Independence | from the League of Nations mandate administered by the United Kingdom | |||||
| - | Declaration | 14 May 1948 (05 Iyar 5708) | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 22,145b km² (151th) 8,019 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | ~2 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | December 2006 estimate | 7,100,000c (98th) | ||||
| - | 1995 census | 5,548,523 | ||||
| - | Density | 324 /km² (34th) (787) /sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $177.3 billion (47th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $26,200 (28th) | ||||
| HDI (2006) |  0.927 (high) (23rd) |
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| Currency | New Israeli Sheqel (₪) (ILS) |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+2) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | (UTC+3) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .il | |||||
| Calling code | +972 | |||||
| a Has temporarily relinquished power (February 2007) b Includes the Golan Heights c Includes Israeli population in the West Bank |
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