Brief Introduction Capital: Jerusalem Area: total: 1.490000sq km The important Festival: National day: May 14 Population: 62,590,000 Language: Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language. Currency: ILS

Isreal

Geography

Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon.

Administrative divisions

6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv

Economy – overview

Israel has a technologically advanced market economy with substantial government participation. It depends on imports of crude oil, grains, raw materials, and military equipment. Despite limited natural resources, Israel has intensively developed its agricultural and industrial sectors over the past 20 years.

Culture and media

Newspaper:

Ynet News , Yedioth Ahronot / Ynet , Reloj, El , NRG , Makor Rishon , HaZofe , Ha'aretz - English Edition , Ha'aretz - English Edition , Globes , Yedioth Ahronot / Ynet .

TV Station: One, Channel 2, IBA - Mabat