Israel Transportion

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

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF ISRAEL

Railways - total:

853 km

Railways - standard gauge:

853 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)

Railways - broad gauge:

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

53 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:

Airports - with unpaved runways:

Heliports:

3 (2006)

Waterways:

Pipelines - gas:

gas 193 km;

Pipelines - oil:

442 km

Pipelines - refined products:

261 km (2006)

Ports and Terminals:

Ashdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa