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"total": {
"text": "1,068 km"
},
"border countries (6)": {
"border countries": {
"text": "Egypt 208 km, Gaza Strip 59 km, Jordan 307 km, Lebanon 81 km, Syria 83 km, West Bank 330 km"
}
},
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}
},
"Geography - note": {
"text": "Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source; the Dead Sea is the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lake Assal in Djibouti); in 2014, there were 423 settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories - 42 settlements in the Golan Heights, 381 sites in the occupied Palestinian territories to include 212 settlements and 134 outposts in the West Bank, and 35 settlements in East Jerusalem; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip all were evacuated in 2005 (2014 est.)"
"text": "Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source; the Dead Sea is the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lake Assal in Djibouti); in 2014, there were 423 settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories - 42 settlements in the Golan Heights, 381 sites in the occupied Palestinian territories to include 212 settlements and 134 outposts in the West Bank, and 35 settlements in East Jerusalem; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip because all were evacuated in 2005 (2014 est.)"
}
},
"People and Society": {
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"text": "Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language)"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Jewish 75%, Muslim 17.5%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.6%, other 3.9% (2013 est.)"
"text": "Jewish 75%, Muslim 17.5%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.6%, other 3.9% (2013 est.)",
"religious affiliation": {
"text": null
}
},
"Population": {
"text": "8,049,314 (includes populations of the Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2014 est.)",
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"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002"
},
"Citizenship": {
"birthright citizenship": {
"text": ""
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "yes"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": ""
}
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Reuven RIVLIN (since 27 July 2014)"
"text": "President Reuven RIVLIN (since 27 July 2014)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU (since 31 March 2009)"
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"text": "unicameral Knesset (120 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held on 17 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019, but can be called earlier)"
"text": "last held on 17 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019 but can be called earlier)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote by party - Likud 23.4%, Zionist Camp 18.7%, Joint List 10.5%, Yesh Atid 8.8%, Kukanu 7.5%, Bayit Yehudi 6.7%, Shas, 5.7%, Israel Beitenu 5.1%, United Torah Judaism 5%, Meretz 3.9%, Yachad 3%, other 1.7%; seats by party - Likud 30, Zionist Camp 24, Joint List 13, Yesh Atid 11, Kulanu 10, Bayit Yehudi 8, Shas 7, Yisrael Beitenu 6, , United Torah Judaism 6, Meretz 5"
"text": "percent of vote by party - Likud 23.4%, Zionist Union 18.7%, Joint List 10.6%, Yesh Atid 8.8%, Kulanu 7.5%, The Jewish Home 6.7%, Shas, 5.7%, Yisrael Beitenu 5.1%, UTJ 5%, Meretz 3.9%, Yachad 3.0%, other 1.6%; seats by party - Likud 30, Zionist Union 24, Joint List 13, Yesh Atid 11, Kulanu 10, The Jewish Home 8, Shas 7, Yisrael Beitenu 6, , UTJ 6, Meretz 5"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
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}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Balad [Jamal ZAHALKA] ++ Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (HADASH) [Muhammad BARAKEH] ++ Kadima [Shaul MOFAZ] ++ Kulanu [Moshe KAHLON] ++ Labor Party [Isaac HERZOG] ++ Likud [Binyamin NETANYAHU] ++ National Union [Uri ARIEL] ++ SHAS [Eliyahu YISHAI] ++ The Jewish Home (Bayit Yehudi) [Naftali BENNETT] ++ The Movement (Hatnuah) [Tzipora \"Tzipi\" LIVNI] ++ The New Movement-Meretz [Haim ORON] ++ The Zionist Camp (established for March 2015 election purposes) ++ United Arab List-Ta'al [Ibrahim SARSUR] ++ United Torah Judaism or UTJ [Yaakov LITZMAN] (an alliance of three parties) ++ Yesh Atid [Yair LAPID] ++ Yisrael Beiteinu or YB [Avigdor LIEBERMAN]"
"text": "Balad [Jamal ZAHALKA] ++ Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (HADASH) [Aiman UDA] ++ Kadima [Shaul MOFAZ] ++ Kulanu [Moshe KAHLON] ++ Joint List [Ayman ODEH] ++ Labor Party [Isaac HERZOG] ++ Likud [Binyamin NETANYAHU] ++ Meretz [Zehava GALON] ++ Shas [Arye DERI] ++ The Jewish Home (Bayit Yehudi) [Naftali BENNETT] ++ The Movement (Hatnuah) [Tzipora \"Tzipi\" LIVNI] ++ The New Movement-Meretz [Haim ORON] ++ United Arab List-Ta'al [Ibrahim SARSUR] ++ United Torah Judaism or UTJ [Yaakov LITZMAN] (an alliance of three parties) ++ Yesh Atid [Yair LAPID] ++ Yisrael Beiteinu [Avigdor LIEBERMAN] ++ Zionist Union [Isaac HERZOG, Tzipora \"Tzipi\" LIVNI] (established by the Labor Party and Hatnuah for March 2015 election)"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "Breaking the Silence [Yehuda SHAUL, Executive Director] collects testimonies from soldiers who served in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ++ B'Tselem [Jessica MONTELL, Executive Director] monitors human rights abuses ++ Peace Now [Yariv OPPENHEIMER, Secretary General] supports territorial concessions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ++ YESHA Council [Danny DAYAN, Chairman] promotes settler interests and opposes territorial compromise"
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},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Daniel B. SHAPIRO (since 8 July 2011)"
"text": "Ambassador Daniel B. SHAPIRO (since 29 September 2011)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv 6343229"
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"text": "$88.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $81.79 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$99.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $95.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$96.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $95.37 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$97.05 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $86.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
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"text": "59.83 billion kWh (2014 est.)"
},
"Electricity - exports": {
"text": "4.2 billion kWh (2013 est.)"
"text": "4.938 billion kWh (2013 est.)"
},
"Electricity - imports": {
"text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)"
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"text": "2.6% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)"
},
"Crude oil - production": {
"text": "490 bbl/day (2013 est.)"
"text": "390 bbl/day (2014 est.)"
},
"Crude oil - exports": {
"text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
"text": "5,352 bbl/day (2013 est.)"
},
"Crude oil - imports": {
"text": "268,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
"text": "275,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)"
},
"Crude oil - proved reserves": {
"text": "11.5 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.)"
"text": "13.95 million bbl (1 January 2015 est.)"
},
"Refined petroleum products - production": {
"text": "275,600 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
"text": "276,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)"
},
"Refined petroleum products - consumption": {
"text": "238,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)"
"text": "234,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)"
},
"Refined petroleum products - exports": {
"text": "83,700 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
"text": "77,280 bbl/day (2013 est.)"
},
"Refined petroleum products - imports": {
"text": "143,500 bbl/day (2010 est.)"
"text": "96,590 bbl/day (2013 est.)"
},
"Natural gas - production": {
"text": "6.35 billion cu m (2014 est.)"
"text": "7.51 billion cu m (2014 est.)"
},
"Natural gas - consumption": {
"text": "7.538 billion cu m (2014 est.)"
"text": "7.57 billion cu m (2014 est.)"
},
"Natural gas - exports": {
"text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)"
},
"Natural gas - imports": {
"text": "510 million cu m (2013 est.)"
"text": "60 million cu m (2014 est.)"
},
"Natural gas - proved reserves": {
"text": "285 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)"