Israel background information.
Title: Israel background information.
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 4668 | Pages: 17 (approximately 235 words/page)
Israel background information.
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 4668 | Pages: 17 (approximately 235 words/page)
Background Note: Israel
PROFILE
OFFICIAL NAME:
State of Israel
Geography
Area: 20,325 sq. km.1 (7,850 sq. mi.); about the size of New Jersey.
Cities: Capital--Jerusalem.2 Other cities--Tel Aviv, Haifa.
Terrain: Plains, mountains, desert, and coast.
Climate: Temperate, except in desert areas.
People (2001)
Population: 6.4 million.
Annual growth rate: 2.5%.
Ethnic groups: Jewish 5.2 million; non-Jewish 1.2 million. Religions: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Druze.
Languages: Hebrew (official), Arabic (official), Russian, English.
Education: Years compulsory--11. Literacy--total population 95% (female 93%; male 97%).
Health: Infant mortality rate--5.4/1,000. Life
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y in Israel is located at 71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv (tel. 03-519-7575).
U.S. Consulate General
Consul General--Ronald L. Schlicher
Deputy Principal Officer--Jeffrey D. Feltman
Chief, Consular Section--Mary D. Draper
The U.S. consulate general in Jerusalem has offices at 18 Agron Road (tel. 02-622-7230) and on Nablus Road (tel. 02-622-7230). The Consulate General in Jerusalem is an independent U.S. mission, established in 1928, whose members are not accredited to a foreign government.