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Members from Israel

Capital:	Jerusalem
Population:	6,276,883
Area:	20,770 sq km
Climate:	temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
Languages:	Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
Currency:	new Israeli shekel (ILS)
Government:	parliamentary democracy
Religions:	Jewish 76.5%, Muslim 15.9%, Arab Christians 1.7%, other Christian 0.4%, Druze 1.6%, unspecified 3.9%
	Source: CIA World Factbook 2007