Capital City
Jerusalem (712,000)
Population
7,933,200
Area total
20,770 sq km
Water
440 sq km
Land
20,330 sq km
Currency
New Israeli Shekel (NIS)
Languages
Hebrew (official), Arabic and English (widely spoken)
Religions
Jewish (75%), Muslim (15%), others
Time
Standard time: 2 hours ahead of GMT (GMT +2).
Daylight-Saving time
GMT +3 (Effective on April 1-Oct. 3).
Standard time:
2 hours ahead of GMT (GMT +2).
Power supply
220 volts at 50 Hertz. Three pin sockets also match double-pin European electrical appliance plugs
Political system
Parliamentary democracy
GDP
Purchasing power parity – $129 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head
Purchasing power parity – $20,800 (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
Agriculture: 2.8%
Industry: 37.7%
Services: 59.5% (2003 est.)
Annual growth
3.9% (2004 est.)
