ISRAEL

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Country Name: State of Israel

Capital City: Jerusalem

Population: 6,426,679 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.154% (2007 est.)

Currency: new Israeli shekel (ILS);

Languages: Hebrew (official)

Area: 20,770 sq km

Inflation Rate: -0.1% (2006)

Unemployment Rate: 8.3% (2006)

Domain extension: .il

PEOPLE OF ISRAEL

Age Structure 0-14 years:

26.1% (male 858,246/female 818,690)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

64.2% (male 2,076,649/female 2,046,343)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

9.8% (male 269,483/female 357,268) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

29.9 years

Median Age - male:

29.1 years

Median Age - female:

30.8 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.154% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

17.71 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

6.17 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.048 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.015 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.754 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.994 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

79.59 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

77.44 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

81.85 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Israeli(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Jewish 76.4% (of which Israel-born 67.1%, Europe/America-born 22.6%, Africa-born 5.9%, Asia-born 4.2%), non-Jewish 23.6% (mostly Arab) (2004)

Religions:

Jewish 76.4%, Muslim 16%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9% (2004)

Languages:

Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language