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
