Israel Country Information

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Israel — (is´rē əl)
About The People Did You Know... Consume the most sugar at 216 pounds per person each year. »» More Eating & Recipes... The most popular food is falafel o »» More In Their Language... Hebrew uses a unique alphabet with no vowels. It is read from right to »» More Fashion... Daily wear is generally informal Western style. Orthodox Jews wear traditio »» More Family... Israeli children are generally pampered. The equality of women is protected »» More Sports & Recreation... Soccer and basketball are Israel's most popular sports. The swim acros »» More	World Region: Middle East View More Maps of Israel
Israel History A Jew wearing a tasseled cap or simlah, shown on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (r. 859-825 B.C.) ON MAY 14, 1948, in the city of Tel Aviv, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the Declaration of »» More	Statistics, Graphs, Charts, & Data Tables Capital Cities... Jerusalem »» History of Jerusalem Population: 7,353,985 GDP: $206,800,000,000 (USD) Total Area: 20,770 (sq km) 8,019 (sq mi) Currency: new Israeli shekel (ILS); note - NIS is the currency abbreviation; ILS is the International Organization for Standarization (ISO) code for the NIS

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